Build Local, Hire Local Act
- Last Action
- 7/1/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- 2021-06-19Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2021-06-19Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-05-25Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-25Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-25Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-25Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-25Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-25Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-25 (00)
Build Local, Hire Local Act
This bill imposes various requirements on certain federally assisted infrastructure projects. The bill also creates infrastructure-related grant programs and establishes the Buy America Bureau.
Such federally assisted infrastructure projects must (1) employ a certain percentage of local workers to the maximum extent practicable; and (2) prioritize hiring certain individuals, such as veterans and those facing barriers to employment. A certain percentage of funds for these projects must be used for contracts with small businesses that have fewer than 10 employees.
When applying for a contract, grant, or loan related to a project, the applying entity must disclose whether there are any rulings, such as a civil judgment, finding that the entity has violated certain federal labor and occupational safety laws in the last three years.
In addition, the Department of Transportation must award grants to entities in disadvantaged and underserved communities for infrastructure projects that create connected, economically prosperous, and environmentally healthy communities. Further, the Department of Labor must provide grants to workforce development boards and industry partnerships for job training programs to train certain groups, such as individuals with barriers to employment, for jobs in targeted infrastructure industries.
The bill also establishes the Buy America Bureau within the Department of Commerce to oversee project compliance with existing laws that require the use of U.S.-made materials in certain federally funded projects.
Cosponsors (20)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
Subjects
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Age discrimination
- Air quality
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Aviation and airports
- Building construction
- Business investment and capital
- Buy American requirements
- Child care and development
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Disability and paralysis
- Educational technology and distance education
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
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