# 119-hr-6196: Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act

119-hr-6196, Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6196
- Congress: 119
- Title: Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-21

## Summary

**Locally led development and humanitarian response** is the core goal. The bill shifts U.S. foreign assistance to let local actors set priorities, receive more flexible funding, and lead program design and delivery. - Local partners and communities get easier access to funding and fewer administrative barriers. The bill raises the de minimis indirect cost rate by 5 percentage points and allows awards limited to local entities up to $25 million, plus measures to support full cost recovery and multilingual solicitations. - U.S. foreign assistance agencies must adopt these practices quickly and boost staff capacity. Agencies are directed to begin institutionalizing changes within 180 days and must produce a contracting and grant officer recruitment and retention report within 180 days. - International and oversight changes aim to track results and incentives. The bill requires a review within 1 year of how public international organizations support locally led work and starts annual reporting on funds implemented by local partners and the effects of new authorities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier funding and rules for local groups: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it easier for local groups to get and manage U.S. awards. It would raise the de minimis indirect cost rate by 5 percentage points for eligible local partners and apply that rate to certain acquisition awards. Agencies would be encouraged to use multi-year, flexible a…
- Who counts as a local partner: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define who counts as a "local partner" for U.S. foreign aid. Local partners could be local individuals, sole proprietors, or entities organized and operating in the country or region served. Local groups would need mostly local leaders (51% of a board) and, for corporatio…
- New agency rules and reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the lead U.S. foreign assistance agency to start policy changes to make local leadership standard. The agency head would have to begin those actions within 180 days. The agency must give Congress a report on progress each year, with the first due one year after th…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution

## Sources
- [119-hr-6196 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6196)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-23)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6196 (as of 2026-05-21).