,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bb1 #bjac 
,ms4 ,bass 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,ms4 ,hahn1  
and ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
titles #bc and #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to allow local hiring for        
transportation projects4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,local ,hire ,act4  #b4 ,highway        
projects ,section #aab of title #bc1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,local hiring  7#a7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,state may establish local hiring
 bid specifications or consider the     
hiring of local workers in the          
evaluation of bids and proposals for a  
project under this title4  7#b7         
,definition ,for purposes of this       

subsection1 the term local means the    
geographic boundaries of a local area1  
as defined by the contracting agency1 in
 which the project is located4  4  #c4  
,public transportation projects ,section
 #ecbe of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7k7 ,local hiring  7#a7 
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 a recipient of        
assistance under this chapter may       
establish local hiring bid              
specifications or consider local hiring 
in the evaluation of bids and proposals 
for a project under this chapter4  7#b7 
,definition ,for purposes of this       
subsection1 the term local means the    
geographic boundaries of a local area1  
as defined by the contracting agency1 in
 which the project is located4  4