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The NAM filed an amicus brief supporting Space X in its challenge against an extension of the scope of Davis-Bacon Act coverage. The Department of Labor (DOL) alleged that because the lessor, SpaceX, was located on government property, Space X was therefore subject to the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act. If left unchecked, the DOL’s attempt to apply the Davis Bacon Act to the private construction industry would have had a significant and potentially negative impact on private industry, the government and the economy. The NAM’s brief argued that the DOL’s application of the rule to a private construction project is contrary to the language of the act and that the DOL’s interpretation was an improper attempt to expand the scope of the Davis-Bacon Act into the private construction industry. The National Labor Relations Board remanded this case to the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division for further proceedings.