BASIC Act

Sponsor: Dave Min (Democratic-CA)December 11, 2025

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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.

Bans certain federal employees from getting large contracts from their own agencies and makes their financial details public.

This bill would stop certain federal employees from getting large contracts (over $1 million) from their own agencies. It would also make their financial and job details public, boosting government transparency.

What Would Change

This bill would establish new rules to explicitly ban certain special Government employees from receiving federal awards over $1,000,000 from their own agencies. It would also mandate that much of their employment and financial information, which is currently not publicly available, be made public. If this bill passes, their financial disclosures and job details would be made public through agency websites and a new online database.

Key Provisions

Bans special Government employees from knowingly getting federal awards worth more than $1,000,000 from their own employing agency.
Requires federal agencies to make financial disclosure reports for most special Government employees publicly available.
Would create a public online database. This database would list most special Government employees, except those who only serve on advisory committees. It would show how long they have served and why they were designated as special employees.
Requires federal agencies to update their contracting rules within 60 days to enforce this ban.
Would exempt certain special Government employees from the ban on federal awards and from public financial disclosure rules. This includes those on advisory committees or in lower-level jobs (GS-10 or below).

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HR 6658 · 119th Congress · December 11, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

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