HR 6916
Passed a chamber
Prohibits federal agencies from contracting with, renewing contracts with, or giving grants or other federal financial assistance to people convicted of certain federal fraud-related felonies, or to entities they beneficially own, for three years after conviction.
Official title: Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
19-DEC-2025
Referred
19-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
18-MAR-2026
Passed
08-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
09-JUN-2026
- Applies to individuals convicted after the date of enactment, covering listed federal felonies tied to federal contracts, grants, loans, or other financial assistance
- Lets an agency waive the ban case by case if the agency head finds the waiver justifiable, with written notice to Congress immediately after
- Requires the Attorney General to notify the General Services Administrator of convictions, and the Administrator to add the individual to the System for Award Management Exclusions list
- Directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance within one year and the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised as necessary
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (19-DEC-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 08-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
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