# 119-hr-3963: Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure Act

119-hr-3963, Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3963
- Congress: 119
- Title: Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires that construction inspection on federally funded highway projects be done by public employees.** It allows temporary consultant inspectors only when a state or local agency lacks adequate staff, limits those contracts to 12 months, and requires annual public reports justifying any exceptions. - State and local transportation agencies must ensure a public employee performs construction inspection functions and must submit a report at least once each fiscal year to the Secretary explaining any temporary consultant use. - Construction consultants can still provide inspection services but only under temporary contracts that end no later than 12 months after the contract award. - The Department of Transportation must make those annual exception reports available to the public on its website, increasing visibility into when and why agencies use consultants.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public employees to inspect highway projects: benefit, medium. This bill would require state and local transportation agencies to use government employees to inspect construction on federal-aid highway projects, including design-build and two-phase projects. Construction inspection would include construction engineering, contract administration, on-site qualit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…

## Sources
- [119-hr-3963 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3963)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3963 (as of 2026-04-21).