HR10621Referred to Committee

Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-09-28

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

H. Morgan Griffith

Republican · VA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.2% (664 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (3)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-09-28

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Committee Activity

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House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-09-28

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Subjects

Health

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10621 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10621 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the State share of recovery under laws relating to false or fraudulent claims under the Medicaid program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2026 Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Bentz, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the State share of recovery under laws relating to false or fraudulent claims 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 ``Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act''. SEC. 2. INCREASING STATE SHARE OF RECOVERY UNDER LAW RELATING TO FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIMS. (a) In General.--Section 1909(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396h(a)) is amended by striking ``10 percentage points'' and inserting ``25 percentage points''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to amounts recovered under a State action brought on or after the date of the enactment of this section. <all>

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