119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 2989: Time to Choose Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill prohibits the federal government from awarding consulting services contracts to any entity that provides consulting services to covered foreign entities.
Foreign entities covered by the bill include
- the government of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army, or any Chinese security service or intelligence agency;
- the government of Russia or any entity sanctioned under Executive Order 13662;
- the government of any country determined by the Department of State to have repeatedly provided support for international terrorism; and
- any entity on certain lists maintained by the Department of Commerce, such as the Denied Persons List or the Military End User List.
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An agency may waive the prohibition on a case-by-case basis if it is in the national security interests of the United States and no other entity without a conflict of interest can perform the work.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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History
- Introduced in the House by Robert Bresnahan.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.