U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5314: No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
A bill to make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
A BILL 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 . SECTION 2. Ineligibility to participate in Federal programs (a) Definitions In this (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.
Sponsors
- Ernst, Joni (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is SB5314?
- SB5314 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act.
- What does SB5314 do?
- In its own words: To make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5314?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5314?
- Ernst, Joni (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5314?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5314
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