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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 5609 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5609

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to 
  report on anti-fraud measures relating to home and community-based 
             services furnished under the Medicaid program.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2026

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

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to 
  report on anti-fraud measures relating to home and community-based 
             services furnished under the Medicaid program.

    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 ``HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO REPORT ON ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES RELATING TO 
              HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER THE 
              MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    Section 1915(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396n(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(F) with respect to 2026 and each subsequent year, the 
        State will report to the Secretary on--
                    ``(i) any waste, fraud, or abuse detected by the 
                State relating to services furnished under such waiver; 
                and
                    ``(ii) efforts taken by the State to prevent such 
                waste, fraud, and abuse.''.
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HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026

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