Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6881
WALZ Act
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Introduced 2025-12-18Topic: health care · governance ethics · social servicesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open an investigation into an HHS program whenever payments under that program rise sharply. The trigger is when the total amount paid to service providers and suppliers under a program run by the HHS Secretary goes up by 10 percent or more in a 6-month period compared to the 6 months before. The bill's short title is the "Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act," or "WALZ Act."
Sponsors
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce |