The Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026 establishes new mandatory requirements and bonus preferences for companies bidding on federal contracts, particularly those with the Department of Defense. To qualify for federal contracts, companies must meet baseline requirements including paying workers at least $15 per hour (adjusted annually), providing 21 days of paid leave, signing labor neutrality agreements, maintaining clean records on labor and environmental violations, keeping U.S. headquarters, paying federal income taxes, and disclosing political donations for large contracts. Beyond these mandatory standards, the bill creates 16 optional preference factors—such as limiting executive pay ratios, avoiding outsourcing, offering employee stock ownership, and implementing safeguards on artificial intelligence—that give companies competitive advantages in the bidding process. The requirements take effect January 1, 2025, for all new federal contracts going forward, with special restrictions on private equity-owned firms and stricter rules applied to Department of Defense contracting.