Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws

Jun. 13, 2011 | H.Amdt. 413 to H.R. 2055
This amendment by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (H.R. 2055) would have repealed Davis-Bacon coverage for projects funded under this bill. The Davis-Bacon Act requires companies to pay construction workers locally prevailing wages on federally funded projects. The amendment failed.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 178
NAYs: 232

Legislator State District Party Vote
Rep. Niki Tsongas
MA
 3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Michael R. Turner
OH
 10 Republican No
Rep. Fred Upton
MI
 6 Republican No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
 Democrat No
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
 7 Democrat No
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
 1 Democrat No
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
 5 Republican Yes
Rep. Greg Walden
OR
 2 Republican No
Rep. Joe Walsh
IL
 8 Republican No
Rep. Tim Walz
MN
 1 Democrat No
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
 25 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Maxine Waters
CA
 43 Democrat No
Rep. Melvin Watt
NC
 12 Democrat No
Rep. Henry A. Waxman
CA
 33 Democrat No
Rep. Daniel Webster
FL
 11 Republican Yes
Rep. Anthony Weiner
NY
 9 Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
 Democrat No
Rep. Allen West
FL
 22 Republican Yes
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
GA
 3 Republican Yes
Rep. Edward Whitfield
KY
 1 Republican No
2011 House Key Votes
  1. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act
  2. Resolution Reducing Non-Security Spending to FY2008 Levels or Less
  3. Amendment to Defund the National Labor Relations Board
  4. Amendment to Defund the Affordable Care Act
  5. Amendment to Prohibit Project Labor Agreements
  6. Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
  7. Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
  8. SOAR Act
  9. Amendment to Limit Federal Employees' Collective Bargaining Rights
  10. Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
  11. Democratic Union Elections
  12. FY2012 Budget Resolution
  13. Amendment to Review Privatization of Department of Defense Jobs
  14. Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
  15. Amendment to Prohibit Project Labor Agreements
  16. Amendment to Prohibit Collective Bargaining Rights for TSA Employees
  17. Amendment to Prohibit Project Labor Agreements
  18. Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
  19. Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
  20. Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
  21. Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
  22. United States-Colombia Trade Agreement
  23. United States-Panama Trade Agreement
  24. United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
  25. Resolution Proposing a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
  26. Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
  27. Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011
  28. Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011
  29. Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012