H.R. 6689

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6689 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6689

To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding contracts to 
entities of which certain current Government employees are officers or 
owners, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 12, 2025

Mr. Horsford (for himself and Mr. Cisneros) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding contracts to 
entities of which certain current Government employees are officers or 
owners, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Transparency, Honesty, and 
Integrity for Contracting, Acquisition, and Lifecycle Procurement Act'' 
or the ``ETHICAL Procurement Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN 
ENTITIES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Defense may not enter into, renew, or extend any contract 
or other agreement for the acquisition of any good or service produced 
or provided by an entity if--
(1) an officer, director, partner, or majority owner of 
such entity--
(A) holds a position to which such individual was 
appointed by the President by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate;
(B) holds a position in the executive branch of the 
Government of a confidential or policy-determining 
character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations;
(C) is a special Government employee; or
(D) holds a position in the Senior Executive 
Service (as defined in section 2101a of title 5, United 
States Code); or
(2) an individual who is an immediate family member of the 
President, an individual holding a position described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) or paragraph (1), or a special 
Government employee--
(A) is a officer, director, or partner of such 
entity; or
(B) holds a significant ownership interest in such 
entity or would derive a substantial financial benefit 
from the Secretary entering into, renewing, or 
extending such contract or other agreement, as 
determined by the Secretary.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 
to implement this section, including definitions, thresholds, and 
procedures for identifying individuals and entities with respect to 
which the prohibition under subsection (a) applies.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Immediate family member.--The term ``immediate family 
member'' means a parent, child, sibling, spouse, or domestic 
partner.
(2) Special government employee.--The term ``special 
Government employee'' has the meaning given such term in 
section 202 of title 18, United States Code.
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