S. 3642

Summary

S. 3642, the WALZ Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 14, 2026 by Sen. Roger Marshall (R). It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 3642 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S3642 IS: Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-14
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3642  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 14, 2026   Mr. Marshall  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate certain payment increases under State programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act   or the   WALZ Act  .
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Requiring investigations of certain payment increases under State programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services
In the case that the total amount paid to providers of services and suppliers under a State program that receives Federal financial assistance administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services during any 6-month period increases by 10 percent or more as compared to that amount during the prior 6-month period, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall open an investigation into such program.

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A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate certain payment increases under State programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Sponsors

Sen. Roger Marshall (R) sponsors S. 3642 alone.

Roger Marshall

Sen. · R–KS · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 3642 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Jan 14, 2026 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3642 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2026.

Votes

S. 3642 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3642 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
• A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate certain payment increases under State programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 15 registered lobbyists who named S. 3642 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. 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 Health Issues, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3642 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3642’s is Health.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com