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119-hr-6689119th CongressWALLET

ETHICAL Procurement Act

Sponsored By: Representative Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

Introduced

Summary

Blocks the Department of Defense from doing business with companies when their leaders or the leaders' immediate family are high‑level federal appointees, Senior Executive Service members, or Special Government Employees. It would also force the Secretary of Defense to write rules that define who is covered and how to enforce the ban.

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  • Department of Defense would be barred from entering into, renewing, or extending any contract for goods or services with an entity if an officer, director, partner, or majority owner holds a presidential appointment confirmed by the Senate, a Schedule C executive branch role, is a Special Government Employee, or is in the Senior Executive Service.
  • Companies and bidders would be excluded when an immediate family member of the President or of those officials is an officer, director, partner, or holds a significant ownership interest, or would gain a substantial financial benefit. Immediate family means a parent, child, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner.
  • The Secretary must issue regulations within 30 days after enactment to set definitions, thresholds, and procedures for identifying covered individuals and entities.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban on Defense contracts for insiders

This bill would bar the Secretary of Defense from making, renewing, or extending contracts with certain companies. It would apply when an officer, director, partner, or majority owner holds a covered federal position. Covered positions would include Presidential appointees confirmed by the Senate, Schedule C confidential or policy staff, Special Government Employees (18 U.S.C. §202), and Senior Executive Service members. The ban would also apply when an immediate family member of those officials or of the President is an officer, partner, or major owner, or would gain substantial financial benefit as the Secretary determines. The prohibition would apply notwithstanding other laws. The Secretary would have 30 days after enactment to issue rules defining terms, thresholds, and procedures. Immediate family would mean parent, child, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

NV • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/12/2025

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 8/10/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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