Local Hire Act
Latest action · Nov 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 22, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Local Hire Act - Authorizes a state to establish local hiring bid specifications or consider the hiring of local workers in the evaluation of bids and proposals for federal-aid highway projects. Authorizes recipients of federal assistance likewise to establish such specifications or consider local hiring in the evaluation of bids and proposals for public transportation projects.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 22, 2013 to Dec 11, 2014; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Nov 22, 2013 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Nov 22, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Nov 22, 2013 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Nov 22, 2013 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Feb 3, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 27, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 6, 2014 | |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Mar 6, 2014 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Gloria Negrete McLeod | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 11, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 22, 2013 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Nov 25, 2013 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Nov 25, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Nov 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Nov 22, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 22, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7365.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to allow local hiring for transportation projects.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Local Hire Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2013Introduced in House
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