Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

H.R. 6916 would create an automatic three-year ban preventing individuals convicted of federal felonies related to federal programs from accessing taxpayer-funded contracts, grants, loans, and other federal assistance. The bill amends federal law to require that anyone convicted of covered felonies—including fraud, theft, bribery, false claims, wire fraud, and money laundering—be automatically listed in the System for Award Management exclusions database, effectively barring them from doing business with the government.

Currently, federal Inspectors General can refer convicted individuals for debarment, but this process is time-intensive. According to a report cited by supporters, over 95% of individuals convicted of pandemic fraud were not suspended or debarred from federal programs. This bill would streamline that process by making exclusion automatic rather than discretionary. The covered felonies include a defined set of federal offenses spanning conspiracy, false claims, theft, bribery, false statements, identity crimes, computer fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.