# 119-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.

119-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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4148
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Nullify the Department of Labor's updated Davis-Bacon rule.** This bill would declare the final rule published at 88 Fed. Reg. 57526 has no force or effect.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block new wage rules for federal construction: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would block the Department of Labor’s final Davis-Bacon rule published August 23, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 57526). Federal construction jobs would keep the older prevailing-wage rules. Contractors and subcontractors would avoid new compliance steps from that rule. Some workers could…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4148 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4148)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4148 (as of 2026-04-21).