# 119-hr-6108: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary to exclude certain individuals and entities who commit fraud from participation in any Federal health care program.

119-hr-6108, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary to exclude certain individuals and entities who commit fraud from participation in any Federal health care program., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6108
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary to exclude certain individuals and entities who commit fraud from participation in any Federal health care program.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes certain fraud-related convictions an automatic basis to bar people and companies from federal health care programs.** This bill would add two mandatory exclusion grounds to the Social Security Act that apply to offenses occurring on or after one year after enactment. - Providers and individual participants: A misdemeanor tied to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty, or other financial misconduct connected to delivering a health care item or service would trigger automatic exclusion if it occurs on or after 1 year after enactment. - Non-health program misconduct: An individual or entity convicted of similar financial crimes in a government-run or government-funded non-health program would also face mandatory exclusion for offenses after 1 year. - Agency enforcement and scope: The Secretary would be able to exclude anyone found to have committed acts described in sections 1128A, 1128B, or 1129 for offenses on or after 1 year after enactment. The bill also updates timing language and a cross-reference so the new exclusion grounds align with existing rules.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Providers face mandatory bans for fraud: benefit, high. If enacted, HHS would have to bar individuals and companies from Federal health care programs for certain fraud or financial crimes. This would apply to convictions or acts that happen on or after one year after enactment. It would cover fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of duty, or similar miscon…
- Penalty rules updated for new exclusions: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would update legal references so civil money penalty rules also cover the new mandatory exclusion ground. This would take effect at enactment and would mainly affect providers, suppliers, and contractors who face these penalties.

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- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6108 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6108)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6108 (as of 2026-04-21).