# 119-hr-8883: Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act

119-hr-8883, Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8883
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Strengthening Medicare integrity for hospice and home health programs** by beefing up enrollment screening, increasing survey frequency, tying payment rules to data submission, and requiring beneficiary notices and accreditor oversight.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual integrity reports to Congress: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to report to Congress within one year and then yearly for five years on Medicare program integrity for hospice and home health. Each report would cover the prior year and list the types and counts of CMS reviews and audits, trends (including physicia…
- Higher standards for accreditors: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar the Secretary from approving a national accreditation body's findings unless the accreditor's survey procedures meet or exceed State and local standards and surveyors finish CMS basic training. These rules would take effect one year after enactment. The Secretary woul…
- One-time $100M transfer to CMS: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would transfer $100,000,000 from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to the CMS Program Management Account for fiscal year 2026. The money would fund implementation of the bill's enhanced hospice and home health oversight provisions. The sums would remain available until…
- Written hospice notice for patients: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require a written notice to individuals who elect hospice for elections made one year after enactment. The notice would be sent no later than 15 days after the election and must show 1-800-MEDICARE and the hospice's name, address, and phone. It would explain the rights th…
- Extra screening for high-risk providers: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would require extra enrollment screening for hospice programs and home health agencies the Secretary identifies as at "extreme risk" starting one year after enactment. Where fingerprinting is used, the administrator and medical director would need to be fingerprinted. Applicant…
- Stronger oversight for home health agencies: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would increase oversight of Medicare home health agencies. Newly enrolled agencies, agencies with ownership changes, or those that reactivate billing would get a standard survey at least once every 12 months for 36 months after the event. Agencies that failed to submit required…
- Stronger oversight for hospice programs: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require more oversight of Medicare hospice programs. Newly enrolled hospices, those with ownership changes, or those that reactivate billing would be surveyed at least once every 12 months for 36 months. Hospices that miss required quality data, show an unusually high liv…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-548: HSA Modernization Act
- 119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6182: Find It Early Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8883)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-548: HSA Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-548)
- [119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8596)
- [119-hr-6182: Find It Early Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6182)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8883 (as of 2026-09-21).