# 119-s-3642: WALZ Act

119-s-3642, WALZ Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3642
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3642
- Congress: 119
- Title: WALZ Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Automatic HHS Inspector General probes when state program payments rise 10% in six months.** This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General to open an investigation whenever total payments to providers and suppliers under any state program that receives federal financial assistance increase by 10 percent or more in a six-month period compared with the prior six-month period.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New audits for state HHS payments: benefit, low. This bill would require the HHS Inspector General to open an investigation when a State program that gets HHS federal money pays providers and suppliers 10% or more more in any 6-month period than in the prior 6 months. The trigger compares the total dollars paid in the current 6 months to the prio…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
- 119-s-2140: Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3642 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3642)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3903)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
- [119-s-2140: Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2140)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3642 (as of 2026-04-21).