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WALZ Act

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate certain payment increases under HHS programs.

Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Latest action (Dec 18, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee Ways and Means Committee Education and Workforce Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary
  • Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate HHS programs when payments to service providers increase significantly.
  • An investigation is required if payments in any 6-month period increase by 10 percent or more compared to the prior 6-month period.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NYCBS $26,878
  • Employer not reported $21,077
  • RDV CORPORATION $16,500
  • ESTES COMPANY $16,000
  • DAVITA $15,500

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mariannette Miller-Meeks → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 18, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  2. Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3642 — WALZ Act · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 87%
  • HR 9117 — CHECK Act of 2026 · Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 52%
  • HR 4710 — No Surprises Act Enforcement Act · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 51%
  • S 3727 — Putting an N to Learing about Fraud Act · Introduced Jan 29, 2026 · Cong. 119 50%
  • HR 8500 — Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 50%
  • HR 8883 — Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 50%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate certain payment increases under HHS programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act” or the “WALZ Act”.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN PAYMENT INCREASES UNDER HHS PROGRAMS.

In the case that, with respect to any 6-month period, the total amount paid to providers of services and suppliers under a program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services increases by 10 percent or more as compared to the prior 6-month period, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall open an investigation into such program. <all>

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