# 119-hr-10621: Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act

119-hr-10621, Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10621
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Increases the State share of Medicaid false-claims recoveries from 10 to 25 percentage points.** This bill would shift a bigger slice of money recovered under state false or fraudulent claims actions to states and away from the federal government. - States: They would keep more of the dollars recovered from Medicaid false-claims suits brought after enactment, raising state receipts from those recoveries. - Federal government: The federal portion of recoveries from those state lawsuits would fall, reducing federal receipts from post-enactment recoveries. - Scope: The change applies only to amounts recovered under state actions filed on or after enactment and does not apply to actions commenced before enactment. There are no other changes to Medicaid structure, eligibility, or enforcement in this bill.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger state share of Medicaid recoveries: benefit, low. This bill would raise the state's share of money recovered from false Medicaid claims. The state share would increase from 10 percentage points to 25 percentage points, a 15 percentage-point rise. The change would apply only to recoveries from state actions brought on or after the date of enactment…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10621)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1227)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10621 (as of 2026-10-17).