# 119-hr-6863: CAT Act of 2025

119-hr-6863, CAT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6863
- Congress: 119
- Title: CAT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require greater transparency and due process when Medicare payments are suspended during fraud investigations.** It would cap most suspensions at 180 days, add 'mere error' and audit-found billing mistakes as possible triggers, require 30-day pre-suspension notice and monthly updates, and create an independent appeals process. - Providers would get detailed notice at least 30 days before a suspension, monthly lists of findings and an anticipated timeline, and a chance to ask CMS questions. If CMS fails to provide required disclosures payments must resume immediately and withheld amounts must be paid with interest. - CMS investigations would generally be limited to 180 days unless the Secretary finds good cause to extend. The bill also broadens the bases for action to include fraud hotline tips, data mining patterns, mere errors, and billing mistakes found in audits. - Congress would get annual reports starting after fiscal year 2025 showing the number and basis of suspensions, average suspension and investigation durations, and average time to reinstate payments.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger notice and time limits: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary would have to tell Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP providers about each credible allegation at least 30 days before pausing payments. During a suspension, the Secretary would give updates at least every 30 days with findings, a timeline, and an opportunity to ask CMS question…
- Independent appeals for suspensions: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would have to set up an independent appeals process for providers who get a payment suspension notice. The appeals process would be created within 180 days after enactment and must be developed with input from relevant providers and stakeholders. The process would let affe…
- Applies only to future investigations: benefit, low. If enacted, these changes would apply only to investigations that start after the law is enacted. The bill would not change rules for investigations that began before enactment. It specifically covers investigations under the relevant Medicare, Medicare drug benefit (Part D), and Medicaid authoriti…
- Broader reasons that can trigger probes: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand what counts as a "credible allegation of fraud." The list would include a hotline tip, what the Secretary calls a "mere error," and billing mistakes found in audits that are due to human error. These broader categories would let officials consider more issues as gr…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6863 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6863)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6863 (as of 2026-04-21).