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The bill protects federal officers' access to essential services and preserves agency operations (including in remote areas) by restricting contracts with companies that refuse service, but does so at the risk of reducing vendor competition, raising costs, complicating procurement across corporate groups, and concentrating discretionary waiver power in agency heads.
Federal law enforcement officers are less likely to be denied essential services (lodging, transport, food, healthcare) while on duty, improving their safety and operational effectiveness.
Federal agencies and employees in remote areas can obtain necessary services by granting waivers when no comparable provider exists within 50 miles, sustaining mission operations in underserved locations.
Agencies can continue contracts with parent companies that remediate misconduct, encouraging corporate corrective action and preserving procurement relationships for taxpayers and agencies.
Companies that refuse service to officers risk losing federal contracts, which could shrink the vendor pool, reduce competition, and raise costs for agencies and taxpayers.
The bill's broad definition of covered services (including healthcare and lodging) may force agencies to source from a smaller set of approved firms or pay higher prices when many providers are excluded.
Treating entire corporate groups as a single entity means one subsidiary's refusal could bar a large parent company from federal contracts, disrupting procurement and reducing service availability.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prevents federal agencies from contracting with entities that refused (or had policies allowing refusal of) covered services to federal law enforcement officers in the prior year, with limited waivers.
Introduced February 12, 2026 by Cory Mills · Last progress February 12, 2026
Prohibits heads of Federal agencies from entering contracts for certain services (lodging; transportation; food and beverage; healthcare; vehicle rental; property rental; storage) with any entity that, within the prior year, refused to provide those services to a Federal law enforcement officer because of the officer’s official duties or had a policy allowing such refusals. Agency heads may grant limited waivers if no comparable provider exists within 50 miles for a necessary service or if a parent company of the refusing entity takes sufficient remedial action. Treats all members of the same controlled group of corporations or entities under common control as a single entity for the purpose of the prohibition. Defines covered services and references the statutory definition of Federal agency for applicability.