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119-hr-6881119th CongressWALLET

WALZ Act

Sponsored By: Representative Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

Introduced

Summary

Would require the HHS Inspector General to investigate any HHS program when total payments to providers and suppliers rise by 10% or more over a six-month period. The bill ties a mandatory investigative duty to that single growth trigger across all programs run by the Department of Health and Human Services and compares each six-month window to the immediately preceding six-month window to determine when the IG must open an investigation.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Mandatory HHS payment spike probes

If enacted, this bill would require the HHS Inspector General to open an investigation when payments to providers under any HHS program rise by 10% or more in any 6-month period versus the previous 6 months. The trigger compares one 6-month total to the immediately preceding 6-month total. The rule would apply to any program run by the Secretary of HHS. The bill would not change who gets paid, benefit rules, or add funding or an effective date; it only mandates investigations when the numeric trigger is met.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

IA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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