# 119-hr-6658: BASIC Act

119-hr-6658, BASIC Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6658
- Congress: 119
- Title: BASIC Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban and transparency rules for SGEs: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6658 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6658)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6658 (as of 2026-04-21).