S. 4176

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4176 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4176 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct State medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute instances of beneficiary fraud. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2026 Mrs. Moody introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct State medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute instances of beneficiary fraud. 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 ``States Taking On Power For Redressing All Unlawful Deceits in Medicaid Act'' or the ``STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act''. SEC. 2. DIRECTING STATE MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNITS TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE BENEFICIARY FRAUD. (a) In General.--Section 1903(q)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(3)) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``, application for, or receipt of'' after ``the provision of'' each place it appears; and (2) by inserting ``, and individuals applying for or receiving,'' after ``providers of'' each place it appears. (b) Conforming Change.--Section 1902(a)(61) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(61)) is amended by inserting ``, application for, and receipt of'' after ``the provision of'' each place it appears. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>