H.R. 6881

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6881 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6881

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to investigate certain payment increases under HHS programs.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

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A BILL

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to investigate certain payment increases under HHS programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Abuse and Laundering 
Zillions Act'' or the ``WALZ Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN PAYMENT INCREASES UNDER HHS 
PROGRAMS.

In the case that, with respect to any 6-month period, the total 
amount paid to providers of services and suppliers under a program 
administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services increases by 
10 percent or more as compared to the prior 6-month period, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
open an investigation into such program.
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