HR 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.

Summary

This bill nullifies a Department of Labor regulatory update from August 2023 titled "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation." The bill provides that this final rule shall have no force or effect, effectively repealing the regulatory changes made to prevailing wage requirements for federal construction projects. The Davis-Bacon Act requires contractors on federally funded construction projects to pay workers prevailing wage rates as determined by the Department of Labor. By nullifying the August 2023 update, the bill would restore the previous version of the Davis-Bacon regulation that was in effect before that regulatory change. The effect would be to reverse whatever updates the Department of Labor made to the prevailing wage rules in that August 2023 final rule.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)

15 cosponsors

Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC)
Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Lloyd Smucker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $44,770
DIRECT WIRE AND CABLE $13,200
SELECT MEDICAL $11,600
LANCASTER SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY $11,100
SCENIC RIDGE $8,425

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Lloyd Smucker → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Jun 25, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
Jun 25, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Jun 25, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 25, 2025

Mr. Smucker (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Mann, Mr. Self, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Rose, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Houchin, and Mr. Baird) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISAPPROVAL OF REGULATION.

The final rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” (88 Fed. Reg. 57526 (August 23, 2023)) shall have no force or effect. <all>

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