Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6196 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6196 To authorize and encourage the United States to pursue a model of locally led development and humanitarian response and expand engagement with local actors and increase its local partner base. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2025 Ms. Jacobs (for herself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize and encourage the United States to pursue a model of locally led development and humanitarian response and expand engagement with local actors and increase its local partner base. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to encourage the United States to pursue a model of locally led development and humanitarian response and expand engagement and partnership with local actors. SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) locally led development and humanitarian response is linked to more efficient and sustainable development and humanitarian outcomes, and is vital to building long-term self- reliance; (2) over multiple Administrations, the United States Government has sought to achieve greater development outcomes through stronger local partnerships, including through ``Country Ownership'', ``The Journey to Self-Reliance'', and ``Locally Led Development''; (3) the relevant foreign assistance agency should increase the proportion of direct funding to local entities, including by increasing the amount of development and humanitarian assistance