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H.R. 6881

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6881, the WALZ Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 18, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 6881 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6881/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6881 IH: Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6881  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act   or the   WALZ Act  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 6881, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 6881 went before 4 committees: Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 395 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 824 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6881 has taken 2 actions since Dec 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
House
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.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 6881 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6881 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • WALZ Act — Display Title
  • WALZ Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate certain payment increases under HHS programs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6881 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS113
ELLEN FLENNIKEN113
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY113
KIMBERLY CONWAY113
MADISON ROBERTS113
NAUREEN SHAH113
NINA PATEL113
SARAH MEHTA113
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN113
VANIA LEVEILLE113
KATE VOIGT111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 third_quarter$400K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6881 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6881’s is Health.

hr6881/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com