August 6, 2026
Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act
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Sec. 2. Ineligibility to participate in Federal programs
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Covered person
The term covered person means an individual or entity that—
(A)
owns a terminated provider;
(B)
resides with the owner of a terminated provider; or
(C)
is the spouse of the owner of a terminated provider.
(2) Spouse
The term spouse does not include an individual who—
(A)
is living apart from the individual's spouse as of the last day of the most recent taxable year; and
(B)
is a survivor of domestic abuse committed by the individual's spouse or of spousal abandonment by the individual's current spouse.
(3) Terminated provider
The term terminated provider means a former contractor or provider of a service under a Federal program, the contract for the provision of which the Federal Government terminated as a result of fraud or a criminal conviction.
(b) Prohibition
A covered person may not enter into a contract with the Federal Government, receive a grant, loan, subaward, or reimbursement from the Federal Government, or enter into any other financial transaction for goods or services paid for in part or full by the Federal Government.