H.R. 4148: To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-25 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect.

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To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4148.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · 15 cosponsors

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Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Keith Self (R-TX), Julia Letlow (R-LA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Roger Williams (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Erin Houchin (R-IN), James R. Baird (R-IN)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4148.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4148 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills