# 119-hr-6881: WALZ Act

119-hr-6881, WALZ Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6881
- Congress: 119
- Title: WALZ Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mandatory HHS payment spike probes: benefit, medium. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6881 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6881)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6881 (as of 2026-04-21).