# 119-hr-6689: ETHICAL Procurement Act

119-hr-6689, ETHICAL Procurement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6689
- Congress: 119
- Title: ETHICAL Procurement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on Defense contracts for insiders: cost, medium. 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,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6689 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6689)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4245)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6689 (as of 2026-08-12).