HR 2989 · In committee · last action April 24, 2025
<p><strong>Time to Choose Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the federal government from awarding consulting services contracts to any entity that provides consulting services to covered foreign entities.</p><p>Foreign entities covered by the bill include</p><ul><li>the government of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army, or any Chinese security service or intelligence agency;</li><li>the government of Russia or any entity sanctioned under <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/24/2014-06612/blocking-property-of-additional-persons-contributing-to-the-situation-in-ukraine">Executive Order 13662</a>;</li><li>the government of any country determined by the Department of State to have repeatedly provided support for international terrorism; and</li><li>any entity on certain lists maintained by the Department of Commerce, such as the Denied Persons List or the Military End User List.</li></ul><p>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.</p>
Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
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<p><strong>Time to Choose Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the federal government from awarding consulting services contracts to any entity that provides consulting services to covered foreign entities.</p><p>Foreign entities covered by the bill include</p><ul><li>the government of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army, or any Chinese security service or intelligence agency;</li><li>the government of Russia or any entity sanctioned under <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/24/2014-06612/blocking-property-of-additional-persons-contributing-to-the-situation-in-ukraine">Executive Order 13662</a>;</li><li>the government of any country determined by the Department of State to have repeatedly provided support for international terrorism; and</li><li>any entity on certain lists maintained by the Department of Commerce, such as the Denied Persons List or the Military End User List.</li></ul><p>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.</p>