# 114-hr-4005: Local Hire Act

114-hr-4005, Local Hire Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4005
- Congress: 114
- Title: Local Hire Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2015-11-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Local Hire Act This bill 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. The recipients of federal assistance are likewise authorized to establish such specifications or consider local hiring in the evaluation of bids and proposals for public transportation projects.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4005 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4005)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4005 (as of 2025-11-18).