# 116-hr-7097: Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act

116-hr-7097, Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7097
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act This bill authorizes states to implement a program under which subrecipients of federal-aid highway funding have the option to exchange allocated federal funds for state or local funds if prevailing wage and Buy America requirements are met.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8957: Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act
- 116-hr-8811: COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act
- 116-hr-8785: B–BAM Act
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7097 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7097)

## Related
- [116-hr-8957: Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8957)
- [116-hr-8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8835)
- [116-hr-8811: COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8811)
- [116-hr-8785: B–BAM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8785)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7097 (as of 2025-11-18).