BASIC Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would bar special Government employees (SGEs) from seeking or accepting large federal awards and add public disclosure and tracking to spot potential self-dealing. It targets awards that give a recipient more than $1 million per year and pairs the ban with new publication, guidance, and enforcement steps.
Show full summary
- Special Government employees would be prohibited from knowingly demanding, seeking, receiving, accepting, or agreeing to accept any “covered Federal award” that pays a recipient over $1 million annually. The restriction also covers indirect awards given to close relatives or to organizations where the SGE has a leadership role or stands to receive compensation.
- Agencies and contractors would face tighter procurement limits because the Federal Acquisition Regulation and related grant rules must be revised to block awards that would violate the ban. Violations would be subject to criminal penalties under existing law.
- Transparency would increase because agencies must publicly post SGE financial disclosure reports and the Director, with the Office of Government Ethics, would maintain a free, searchable database listing covered SGEs, a rolling tally of days served, and why they were designated as SGEs.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Ban and transparency rules for SGEs
If enacted, this legislation would bar a special Government employee (SGE) from knowingly seeking, accepting, or agreeing to receive a covered Federal award from their own agency. A covered Federal award would mean a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or similar award that gives the recipient more than $1,000,000 a year. The ban would also cover indirect awards given to close relatives or household members with the SGE's knowledge, and awards to organizations the SGE is affiliated with if the SGE helps or is paid from the award. The bill would exempt SGEs who only serve on advisory committees, SGEs with duties like GS-10 or lower, and student-only positions. Agencies would have to revise FAR part 3 and 2 CFR part 200 within 60 days and the Office of Government Ethics would issue guidance. Agencies would publish SGE position data, make most SGE financial disclosure reports filed after enactment public, and the Director would maintain a free online database of covered SGEs, days served, and why they were designated as SGEs.
Free Policy Watch
You just read the policy. Now see what it costs you.
Pick a topic. PRIA runs your household against live legislation and sends you a free personalized readout.
Pick a topic to get started
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Ansari
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.govTake It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Take the PRIA Score to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in