1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Workers Act of 2023 . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 ( 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq. ) requires that contractors and subcontractors on certain government projects pay construction workers locally prevailing wages as determined by the Department of Labor. (2) Locally prevailing wages vary by job classification and consist of a basic hourly rate of pay and benefits. (3) Generally, the Davis-Bacon Act applies to projects that meet the following three criteria: (A) There is a contract for construction in excess of $2,000. (B) The United States or the District of Columbia is a party to the contract. (C) The contract is for construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work. (4) Under the Davis-Bacon Act, the Government may terminate a contract if locally prevailing wages have not been paid to employees working on the project. (5) For 90 years, the Davis-Bacon Act has helped ensure quality craftsmanship on Federal projects, protected the standard of living of skilled and trained blue-collar construction workers, improved workplace safety by discouraging fly-by-night contractors from bidding, incentivized workforce training, and stimulated the economy. (6) The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor administers the Davis-Bacon Act by, among other things, determining prevailing wage rates and prescribing regulations and standards to be observed by contracting agencies. (7) Contracting agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers, however, have the primary day-to-day responsibility for enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act and its labor standards requirements pursuant to subparts 22.406 and 22.407 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and part 5 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations and Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. app.). (8) Some irresponsible contractors and subcontractors often avoid their prevailing wage obligations by, among other things, engaging in craft misclassification. (9)