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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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multiple times
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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mechanics
public buildings
public works
laborers
federal government contracts
District of Columbia contracts
territories of the United States
federally funded or assisted construction contracts
construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:40_U.S.C._Chapter_31,_Subchapter_IV
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:40_U.S.C._§§_3141–3148
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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gptkb:Wage_and_Hour_Division
contractors must pay workers no less than locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits
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gptkbp:excludes
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certain types of work
contracts under $2,000
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Davis-Bacon_Act_of_1931
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Act
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Great_Depression
concerns about wage undercutting
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gptkbp:minimumContractValue
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$2,000
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:James_J._Davis
gptkb:Robert_L._Bacon
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gptkbp:penalty
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contract termination
withholding of contract payments
contractor debarment
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gptkbp:publicLawNumber
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gptkb:Public_Law_71-798
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gptkbp:purpose
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to require payment of local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Contract_Work_Hours_and_Safety_Standards_Act
gptkb:Copeland_Act
gptkb:Walsh-Healey_Public_Contracts_Act
gptkb:McNamara–O'Hara_Service_Contract_Act
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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federal construction contracts
prevailing wage laws
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gptkbp:requires
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certified payroll records
posting wage determinations at job sites
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gptkbp:shortName
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gptkb:Davis-Bacon_Act
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
March 3, 1931
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court_cases
legal challenges
congressional hearings
policy debates
contractor association opposition
federal agency guidance
labor union advocacy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Davis-Bacon_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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