I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6906 
To require the Attorney General and the Comptroller General of the United 
States to submit to Congress reports on the drug addiction treatment 
and recovery industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. VINDMAN (for himself, Mr. BENTZ, and Mr. RULLI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Attorney General and the Comptroller General 
of the United States to submit to Congress reports on 
the drug addiction treatment and recovery industry. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Patients 
from Rehab Fraud Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON THE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT 
AND RECOVERY INDUSTRY. 
(a) DOJ REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
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shall submit to Congress a report on the drug addiction 
treatment and recovery industry. Such report shall include 
the following: 
(1) The prevalence of entities using illegal tac-
tics to entice individuals to enter a rehabilitation fa-
cility. 
(2) The prevalence of insurance fraud in plans 
offered through an Exchange established under the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating 
to individuals housed in such facilities. 
(3) The practice of brokers encouraging pa-
tients to commit insurance fraud to enroll in high- 
cost out-of-network insurance plans. 
(4) The prevalence of drug use and trafficking 
within these facilities. 
(5) The practice of ‘‘patient dumping,’’ also 
known as ‘‘curbing,’’ by which patients are removed 
from a facility and abandoned once their insurer no 
longer pays the facility. 
(6) The prevalence of patients being dumped in 
places other than the original location they came 
from to attend such a facility. 
(7) Any research on the prevalence of homeless-
ness and relapse among individuals who are dumped. 
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(8) Recommendations for Congress to crack 
down on illegal practices and false dealing in the re-
habilitation industry and protect prospective patients 
seeking rehabilitation. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on the drug addiction treatment and recovery industry. 
Such report shall include the following: 
(1) The actions currently being undertaken by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
other Federal actors to curb the type of insurance 
fraud described in subsection (a)(2). 
(2) The actions currently being undertaken by 
States to curb this type of insurance fraud. 
(3) The extent and effectiveness of Federal ex-
penditures for rehabilitation facilities to date. 
(4) Recommendations for Congress to crack 
down on illegal practices and false dealing in the re-
habilitation industry and protect prospective patients 
seeking rehabilitation. 
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