WALZ Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3642 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3642

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 14, 2026

 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 
              STATE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
              HUMAN SERVICES.

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