Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2026
What it does
The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act would amend the Social Security Act to increase funding for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, allocating specific amounts for fiscal years 2027 through 2029 and adjusting future funding for inflation, while expanding investigative authority to include programs under the Affordable Care Act. It would clarify definitions of health plans, affirm the authority of federal agencies to detect and prosecute fraud and communicate with the public, require annual reports to Congress by April 1 with delay notifications, and mandate a GAO study on the program’s performance within 16 months of enactment. The bill also expands the…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.