Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

Summary

Requires people convicted of certain federal felonies tied to any federal contract, grant, loan, or other federal financial assistance to be listed on the federal exclusions list (SAM Exclusions) and barred from receiving federal awards for three years, unless an agency head gives a written waiver and notifies Congress. The Attorney General must notify the General Services Administration (GSA) of qualifying convictions, GSA must place the person on the exclusions list, and the Attorney General and GSA must issue guidance within one year on how to implement the rule.

• Individuals convicted of certain federal felonies tied to federal awards are automatically placed on the SAM Exclusions list and barred from federal awards for 3 years.
• The Attorney General must notify GSA of qualifying convictions, and GSA must promptly add the exclusion entry.
• Conviction is defined broadly to include guilty pleas, findings of guilt, and some deferred or withheld-judgment arrangements.
• An agency head can waive the 3-year ban, but the waiver must be in writing and sent to Congress immediately.
• The law preserves existing criminal, civil, administrative, suspension, and debarment authorities.
• The Attorney General and GSA must issue implementation guidance within one year of enactment.
• Applies to convictions arising from any agency contract, grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or other federal financial assistance.
• Does not appropriate new funds or change the underlying suspension and debarment system—it adds a mandatory exclusion process for specified convictions.