Employee Limits ON Profiteering Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2824 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2824 To prohibit Federal awards for special Government employees, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself and Mr. Min) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit Federal awards for special Government employees, 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 ``Employee Limits ON Profiteering Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL AWARDS FOR SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Federal Government may not enter into or make a Federal award to a special Government employee or to a covered third party. (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a special Government employee who only serves as a member of an advisory committee. (c) Revision of FAR Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised in accordance with this section. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory committee'' has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Covered third party.--The term ``covered third party'' means-- (A) the spouse, child, and general partner of a special Government employee; or (B) an organization in which a special Government employee serves as officer, director, trustee, general partner, or employee. (3) Federal award.--The term ``Federal award'' means a contract, grant, cooperative agreem