Bill targets small-business fraud in federal contracting with tougher penalties.
H.R. 6239 — Made in America Integrity Act of 2025 · Filed by Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill amends the Small Business Act to impose penalties on small businesses that win federal contracts by falsely claiming their goods or services are made in America. The penalties include those already available under existing law, but extend the debarment period from 3 years to 5 years for this specific violation.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is to penalize and debar small businesses that commit fraud in federal contracting by falsely claiming Made in America status. It is a straightforward enforcement measure targeting a specific category of contract fraud.
What the text implies
- The 5-year debarment (vs. 3-year standard) may deter small businesses from aggressive marketing claims about domestic content, potentially chilling borderline or ambiguous claims even when not technically false.
- The bill applies only to small business concerns, leaving larger federal contractors subject only to the 3-year debarment for the same fraud — creating a two-tier penalty structure that may incentivize fraud by larger firms.
- Enforcement depends on federal agencies detecting false Made in America claims; the bill does not establish new detection mechanisms or whistleblower protections, so effectiveness depends on existing procurement oversight.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill targets fraud in federal contracting — small businesses that lie about domestic sourcing to win government contracts. Penalizing this fraud protects taxpayer money and ensures federal procurement actually supports domestic manufacturing as intended. Citizens benefit from honest competition and reduced waste.
Named in the bill
Small Business Administration, Small business concerns, Federal contractors, Section 16 of the Small Business Act
Where it stands
- Nov 20, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 20, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Small Business · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Small Business”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (774 characters) on Sep 27, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 15,316 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-27.
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