Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7569

Punishing Health Care Fraudsters Act

Health Care Fraud: Increased Criminal Penalties

Part of: Proposed Legislation Seeks Harsher Penalties for Health Care Fraud

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently sitting in three different House committees for review. Nothing has happened with the proposal since February 2026, which means it has been stalled for about four months. The committees must take action before the bill can move forward, but most bills do not make it past this stage.

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Key Points

This bill would significantly increase the maximum prison time for people convicted of health care fraud. The current limit of 10 years would be raised to 25 years, and cases where someone gets seriously hurt could lead to 30 years in prison.
Criminal fines for breaking laws related to federal health programs would also go up. For example, some fines would increase from $100,000 to $250,000, while other smaller fines would jump from $4,000 to $100,000.
The proposal tells the government group that sets sentencing rules to make punishments tougher. They are asked to consider if the crime was well-planned, if it leaked private medical records, or if it put the public's health and safety at risk.
These changes would only apply to crimes that happen after the bill is officially signed into law. The main goal is to stop people from stealing money from the health care system, which helps keep those programs running for everyone else.

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Milestones

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Feb 13, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.

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Feb 13, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Punishing Health Care Fraudsters Act

Bill NumberHR 7569

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.

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