# 119-s-1365: No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act of 2025

119-s-1365, No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1365
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would bar federal contracts, grants, and related payments to companies that have owners who serve as special Government employees (SGEs).** The bill ties a company's eligibility for federal funds to whether any of its owners serve as an SGE. - Companies: Firms with a "covered beneficial owner" who directly or indirectly owns 5% or more of the company's equity would be ineligible for federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or related payments unless that owner stops being an SGE and remains non-SGE for a 365-day period. - Special Government employees: An SGE who meets the beneficial-ownership test could cause their company to lose access to federal funds, creating pressure to resign the SGE role for at least 365 days to restore eligibility. - Executive agencies: Agencies that award federal contracts and grants would be prevented from paying these companies under the bill's rules, and the text does not list exceptions, waivers, or enforcement details beyond the prohibition itself.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal payments to SGE-owned firms: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar executive agencies from giving a federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or any payment tied to them to a company when any covered beneficial owner was a special Government employee on or after January 1, 2025. A "covered beneficial owner" means someone who i…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1365 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1365)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1365 (as of 2025-12-21).