I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7067 
To prohibit individuals convicted of crimes of violence from Federal 
employment and contracting with the Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Ms. MACE (for herself and Mr. BURCHETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit individuals convicted of crimes of violence from 
Federal employment and contracting with the Govern-
ment, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Violent Criminals 
in the Federal Workforce Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT INELIGIBILITY FOR INDI-
VIDUALS CONVICTED OF CRIMES OF VIO-
LENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 73 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7313 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7314. Employment ineligibility for individuals con-
victed of crimes of violence 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is finally con-
victed by any Federal, State, or local court of competent 
jurisdiction of a crime of violence shall— 
‘‘(1) be ineligible to accept or hold any position 
in the civil service; and 
‘‘(2) if such individual is holding such a posi-
tion on the date such conviction becomes a final con-
viction, be removed from such position. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—The term ‘crime of 
violence’ has the meaning given such term in section 
16 of title 18, United States Code, except that such 
term does not include an offense described in sub-
section (b) of such section. 
‘‘(2) 
FINAL
CONVICTION; 
FINALLY
CON-
VICTED.—The terms ‘final conviction’ and ‘finally 
convicted’ mean a conviction— 
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‘‘(A) which has not been appealed and is 
no longer appealable because the time for tak-
ing an appeal has expired; or 
‘‘(B) which has been appealed and the ap-
peals process for which is completed;’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 7313 the 
following new item: 
‘‘7314. Employment ineligibility for individuals convicted of crimes of violence.’’. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRACTING INELIGIBILITY FOR INDI-
VIDUALS CONVICTED OF CRIMES OF VIO-
LENCE. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) PROHIBITED
CONTRACTS.—The Federal 
Government may not enter into a contract with a 
covered individual or any entity in which a covered 
individual holds a covered position. 
(2) PROHIBITED
WORK.—The head of each 
agency shall include in any contract a clause that 
prohibits a covered individual from working on the 
contract. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget may grant a waiver with respect to a 
prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Director de-
termines that the termination of the relevant contract or 
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the prohibition on the work of the relevant covered indi-
vidual would impose a unique or undue burden on the Fed-
eral Government. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means an individual who is finally con-
victed by any Federal, State, or local court of com-
petent jurisdiction of a crime of violence. 
(2) COVERED
POSITION.—The term ‘‘covered 
position’’, with respect to an entity, means— 
(A) a position in which an individual pro-
vides goods or services under a contract with 
the Federal Government; 
(B) a position in which an individual 
serves as an officer or director of the entity, in-
cluding by serving on the board of directors of 
the entity; or 
(C) a controlling ownership interest in the 
entity. 
(3) CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘crime of 
violence’’ has the meaning given to such term in sec-
tion 16 of title 18, United States Code, except that 
such term does not include an offense described in 
subsection (b) of such section. 
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