Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2001

The Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2001 (H.R. 2681) proposes stricter penalties for federal contractors who repeatedly fail to pay the local prevailing wage on public works projects. Under this bill, the Secretary of Labor would be required to cancel existing contracts and ban contractors from receiving new federal work for ten years if they are found to have a pattern of intentional violations. Additionally, the bill would amend public records laws to require the disclosure of specific payroll information for these federal contracts to increase transparency and oversight of taxpayer-funded projects.