Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6658
BASIC Act
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Introduced 2025-12-11Topic: governance ethics · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would make it a federal crime for a special Government employee to knowingly seek or accept, directly or through family members or affiliated organizations, a contract, grant, or similar award worth more than $1,000,000 per year from the agency where they work. Special Government employees who only serve on advisory committees, whose duties are at GS-10 level or lower, or who hold student positions would be exempt. Federal contracting and grant rules would have to be revised within 60 days to block agencies from making such awards. The bill would also require agencies to publicly release financial disclosure reports filed by covered special Government employees, and require the Office of Personnel Management to keep a free, searchable online database listing these employees, how many days they have served, and why they were given that status.
Sponsors
- Dave Min Democrat sponsor
- 7 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-11 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-11 | Introduced in House | introduce |