# 119-hr-4175: No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2025

119-hr-4175, No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4175
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Expands criminal liability and raises penalties for gratuities and bribery tied to programs receiving federal funds.** This bill would amend 18 U.S.C. § 666 to broaden the illegal-gratuities statute, add two new offense theories with clear value thresholds, and increase an existing maximum prison term from 10 years to 15 years. - Agents of organizations and of State, local, or Indian Tribal governments would face criminal exposure for demanding, seeking, receiving, or agreeing to accept anything of value of $1,000 or more for official acts connected to business or transactions worth $5,000 or more, punishable by fines or up to 2 years in prison. - People who give, offer, or promise anything of value would be separately criminalized for providing $1,000 or more to those agents for official acts tied to $5,000 or more in transactions, with penalties including fines or up to 2 years in prison. - The bill would also raise the maximum term for the preexisting illegal-gratuities offense to 15 years and update internal cross-references to cover the new offenses.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New crimes for gifts to officials: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would make it a crime to give or promise $1,000 or more to a government or organization agent because of an official act. It would also make it a crime for those agents to seek or accept $1,000 or more for an official act. The related deal must involve $5,000 or more. These ru…
- Higher prison terms for bribery: benefit, low. If enacted, this would raise the top prison term for an existing bribery offense under the law. The maximum would go from 10 years to 15 years. This applies to cases prosecuted under subsection (a).

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4175 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4175)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4175 (as of 2026-10-09).