Bill > S5314

This bill, titled the "No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act," aims to prevent individuals and entities connected to those who have defrauded or been criminally convicted in relation to Federal programs from receiving government funds. Specifically, it defines a "covered person" as someone who owns a "terminated provider" (a former contractor or service provider for a Federal program whose contract was ended due to fraud or a criminal conviction), lives with the owner of such a provider, or is the spouse of the owner. The bill clarifies that "spouse" excludes individuals living separately from their spouse at the end of the most recent tax year who are also survivors of domestic abuse or spousal abandonment by their current spouse. The core provision of the bill is a prohibition preventing any "covered person" from entering into contracts with the Federal Government, receiving grants, loans, subawards, or reimbursements, or engaging in any financial transactions for goods or services funded by the Federal Government.