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HR 3620 113th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Employee hiring Public contracts and procurement Public transit Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

Local Hire Act

Introduced: November 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Nov 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Nov 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 22, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 3, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· Nov 22, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3620: Local Hire Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3620/
MLA
"H.R. 3620: Local Hire Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3620/.
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H.R. 3620, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3620/.
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[H.R. 3620: Local Hire Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3620/)
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