ETHICAL Procurement Act

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