S 731 119th Congress
Time to Choose Act of 2025
A bill to prohibit conflicts of interest among consulting firms that simultaneously contract with China or other covered foreign entities and the United States Government, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Time to Choose Act of 2025This 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 includethe 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; andany entity on certain lists maintained by the Department of Commerce, such as the Denied Persons List or the Military End User List.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.
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- Introduced in SenateFeb 25, 2025