Federal fraud convicts barred from contracts, grants for three years
H.R. 6916 — Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2026 · Filed by Keith Self (R-TX) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Dec 19, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill bars federal agencies from awarding contracts, grants, or other federal financial assistance to individuals convicted of specific federal fraud, theft, and corruption crimes for three years after conviction. It also blocks entities where such individuals own 25% or more. Agencies can waive the ban on a case-by-case basis if justified, and must notify Congress in writing when they do.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a straightforward eligibility bar: federal agencies cannot award money to individuals convicted of specific federal fraud and corruption crimes. This is a standard government-integrity measure, not a deregulation, subsidy, or carve-out.
What the text implies
- The waiver authority in subsection (b) allows agencies to override the prohibition on a case-by-case basis with only written congressional notification—no congressional approval required—meaning the bar can be circumvented without legislative action.
- The definition of 'covered felony' is limited to specific federal statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 286, 287, 371, 508, 641, 666, 1001, 1002, 1014, 1017, 1028, 1028A, 1030, 1031, 1040(a)(2), 1341, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1349, 1956, 1957, and Small Business Act § 16); state-level fraud convictions and federal crimes outside this list do not trigger the bar, creating potential gaps.
- The 25% beneficial-ownership threshold means individuals owning 24.9% of an entity can still receive federal funds, and the exclusions for nominees, intermediaries, and employees may allow structuring to avoid the bar.
- The three-year bar is time-limited; after three years, a convicted fraudster becomes eligible again regardless of restitution, rehabilitation, or ongoing harm to the government.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill prevents federal money from flowing to individuals convicted of federal fraud and corruption crimes, protecting taxpayer funds from being awarded to people with demonstrated records of defrauding the government. The three-year bar is time-limited and subject to agency waiver with congressional notice, preserving some flexibility while establishing a baseline integrity standard.
Named in the bill
General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), System for Award Management (SAM), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Department of Justice (Attorney General), Executive departments and military departments
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Dec 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Dec 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- Mar 18, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Mar 18, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2”
- Jun 8, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3923-3924)”
- Jun 8, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $150,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 17 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Keith Self, the sponsor, reported $185,131 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Rsm Us Llp (formerly Known As Mcgladrey Llp) — $150,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 19, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,875 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 19, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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