Sponsor: MURPHY, Austin John (D-PA)
Description: TO AMEND HR 4264, FISCAL 1989 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO ALTER THE DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIRING FEDERAL CONTRACTORS TO PAY WORKERS LOCALLY COMPETITIVE WAGES BY RAISING THE THRESHOLD OF APPLICABILITY FROM $2000 TO $15,000 FOR REPAIR AND ALTERATION JOBS, AND FROM $2000 TO $50,000 FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THE MURPHY AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT DIVIDING CONTRACTS TO EVADE THRESHOLDS AND PERMIT WORKERS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST CONTRACTORS WHO DENY COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 134, p. 2828;