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No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act
To make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Defines a "covered person" as someone who owns, resides with, or is the spouse of a former federal contractor whose contract was terminated due to fraud or criminal conviction.
- Prohibits covered persons from entering into federal government contracts or receiving federal grants, loans, subawards, or reimbursements.
- Prohibits covered persons from participating in any financial transaction for goods or services paid in part or full by the federal government.
- Exempts spouses from the covered person definition if they are living apart from the contractor owner or are survivors of domestic abuse or spousal abandonment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joni Ernst’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $57,653
- CAPITAL GROUP $40,000
- SOROBAN CAPITAL $13,200
- CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES $7,500
- GOOGLE $6,800
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joni Ernst → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Aug 6, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Aug 6, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 6, 2026
Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, 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 “No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act”.
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. <all>
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