Local Hire Preference Act
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Local Hire Preference Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that in any area of substantial unemployment an employer engaged in a federally assisted activity shall give preference in hiring to residents of such area. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe by regulation the conditions for residence for individuals within the area of substantial unemployment in which the federally assisted activity is undertaken. Provides that preference need not be given: (1) to the extent that qualified individuals regularly residing in the area or State are not available for such work; (2) for reasonable needs to employ supervisory or specially experienced personnel to assure efficient execution; or (3) if there is an obligation to hire other individuals as a result of a lawful collective bargaining agreement (in which case, up to 20 percent of the total number of employees may be nonresidents). Requires that each executive agency include, in any contract, subcontract, agreement, or other arrangement with an employer conducting a federally assisted activity which is likely to involve the hiring of employees, provisions designed to insure that the employer will: (1) place notification of the jobs available under such activity with the State employment service and with the appropriate prime sponsor under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), together with specified information; and (2) give full consideration to all qualified applicants for jobs referred by the State employment agency or an appropriate prime sponsor. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations and procedures for notification by the State employment agency and the appropriate prime sponsor that qualified individuals seeking employment are not available in the area of substantial unemployment. Requires that each executive agency report annually to the Secretary and the Secretary report annually to the Congress on the carrying out of the policy set forth in this Act. Directs the Secretary to carry out the functions of this Act through an agency established in the Department of Labor. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in periods of national emergency or under very unusual circumstances. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 23, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 23, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
MAURICE GRAVEL (D-AK) introduced it on April 23, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 23, 1980, 16988 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16988 days ago, on April 23, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers