The Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act requires that anyone convicted of federal felonies involving fraud against government programs — including false claims, bribery, money laundering, and identity theft related to federal contracts, grants, or loans — be automatically added to the federal government's exclusion list (SAM Exclusions), barring them from receiving federal contracts or grants for three years. The Justice Department must notify the General Services Administration of each conviction, and GSA must enter the bar promptly. Agency heads may grant a written waiver in individual cases, but must immediately send a copy of every waiver to Congress. Implementation guidance from the Attorney General is required within one year.
Transparency & Accountability
- Mandatory congressional disclosure of fraud-conviction waivers — agency heads must transmit written waivers to Congress immediately upon granting them
- Automatic exclusion list entry — requires GSA to record fraud felons in SAM Exclusions promptly upon DOJ notification, increasing visibility of barred individuals
Congressional Summary
Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025This bill prohibits federal agencies, including the military, from awarding contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other types of financial assistance for three years to individuals who are convicted of specified fraud-related felonies related to the use of federal financial assistance.Specifically, the bill requires individuals who are convicted of specified felonies arising out of agency contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other financial assistance to be included on the exclusion list for the government’s e-procurement and data and award management system (i.e., the System for Award Management). Federal agencies, including the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, may not award any form of financial assistance to these individuals for three years. The prohibition generally applies to fraud-related felonies, such as aggravated identity theft, mail or computer fraud, and embezzlement of funds. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must notify the General Services Administration (GSA) in a timely manner when individuals are convicted of such felonies so that GSA may add these individuals to the exclusion list.Agencies may exempt individuals from the prohibition but must notify Congress of any such exemptions.DOJ must issue guidance on the bill's implementation.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-12-19
- Date Added
- 2026-06-05
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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