# 119-hr-8823: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act

119-hr-8823, Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8823
- Congress: 119
- Title: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Gives the Labor Secretary authority to suspend FECA payments to health-care providers convicted of fraud.** - Providers: Providers, suppliers, and vendors convicted of fraud under FECA, any federal health care benefit program, or a comparable state program could have FECA-related payments for services, appliances, supplies, vouchers, and certifications suspended. - Federal employees and agencies: Employing agencies' FECA expenses paid to those providers would be subject to suspension, creating a post-conviction way to stop payouts to fraudulent providers. - Implementation: The Secretary of Labor must issue regulations that set the procedures and due process for suspensions, and the suspension authority applies to payments made 180 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 396 | 0 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop payments to fraud-convicted care providers: mixed, low. The Labor Department would be allowed to stop paying a provider who has a fraud conviction. This would cover FECA services, supplies, and related vouchers. Convictions under FECA, any federal health care program, or a state program for similar services would trigger a suspension. The rule would app…

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- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
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- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8823 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8823)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8823 (as of 2026-09-21).