# 114-hr-6051: Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016

114-hr-6051, Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6051
- Congress: 114
- Title: Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-09-15
- Sponsor: STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants to states for the purpose of establishing or expanding programs that: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) identify and recover overpayments resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share recovered overpayments with localities that assist in detection, prevention, or recovery.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6398: To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center.
- 114-hr-6332: National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6259: Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6231: Making College More Affordable Act
- 114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-6051 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6051)

## Related
- [114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6421)
- [114-hr-6398: To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6398)
- [114-hr-6332: National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6332)
- [114-hr-6259: Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6259)
- [114-hr-6231: Making College More Affordable Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6231)
- [114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6208)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6051 (as of 2025-11-18).