Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
In Committee
Summary
Creates a 3-year exclusion from the System for Award Management (SAM) for individuals convicted of certain federal fraud and corruption felonies. The Attorney General must notify the Administrator of General Services about each covered conviction and agency heads can grant narrow written waivers that are sent to Congress.
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- People convicted of the bill's listed felonies tied to agency contracts, grants, loans, or financial assistance will be entered on the SAM Exclusions list and generally cannot be an eligible source for federal awards for 3 years.
- "Convicted" is defined broadly to include judgments, findings of guilt, guilty or nolo contendere pleas, and outcomes like deferred adjudication or participation in diversion arrangements.
- Agency heads may issue written exemptions when warranted and must transmit a copy of each exemption to Congress immediately after the determination.
- The Attorney General must notify the General Services Administration promptly after each covered conviction, and the Attorney General and GSA must issue implementation guidance within 1 year.
- The text preserves other federal tools so agencies may still pursue criminal, civil, or administrative actions, including suspension and debarment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New 3-year exclusion from federal awards
If enacted, this bill would require the Attorney General to notify GSA when a person is convicted of a listed "covered felony" tied to a federal contract, grant, loan, or other federal financial help. The GSA Administrator would add that person to the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions list and bar them from being a source for federal awards for 3 years. "Convicted" would include a federal judgment, finding of guilt, an accepted guilty or nolo contendere plea, or participation in deferred programs where judgment is withheld. An agency head could grant a written exemption, but each exemption would be sent to Congress right away. The bill would not stop agencies from pursuing suspension, debarment, or other actions under existing rules.
Guidance to implement exclusion rule
If enacted, the Attorney General would issue guidance, working with the GSA Administrator, to help agencies implement and comply with the new exclusion rule. The guidance would have to be issued within one year after the law is enacted.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Roll Call Votes
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