42 U.S.C. § 2992a
Labor standards
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the construction, alteration, or repair, including painting or decorating, of buildings or other facilities in connection with projects assisted under this subchapter, shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to such labor standards, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, and section 3145 of title 40.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally