I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6108 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary to 
exclude certain individuals and entities who commit fraud from participa-
tion in any Federal health care program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BELL, 
and Ms. OMAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on 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 
A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require 
the Secretary to exclude certain individuals and entities 
who commit fraud from participation in any Federal 
health care program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. MAKING CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM PARTICI-
PATION IN FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PRO-
GRAMS RELATED TO FRAUD MANDATORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1128 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) CONVICTION RELATING TO FRAUD.—Any 
individual or entity that has been convicted for an 
offense which occurred on or after the date that is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, under Federal or State law— 
‘‘(A) of a criminal offense consisting of a 
misdemeanor relating to fraud, theft, embezzle-
ment, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or 
other financial misconduct— 
‘‘(i) in connection with the delivery of 
a health care item or service, or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to any act or omis-
sion in a health care program (other than 
those specifically described in paragraph 
(1)) operated by or financed in whole or in 
part by any Federal, State, or local govern-
ment agency; or 
‘‘(B) of a criminal offense relating to 
fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary 
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responsibility, or other financial misconduct 
with respect to any act or omission in a pro-
gram (other than a health care program) oper-
ated by or financed in whole or in part by any 
Federal, State, or local government agency. 
‘‘(6) FRAUD, KICKBACKS, AND OTHER PROHIB-
ITED ACTIVITIES.—Any individual or entity that the 
Secretary determines has committed an act which is 
described in section 1128A, 1128B, or 1129 on or 
after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
before the date that is 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of subsection (a)(5)’’ before ‘‘, 
under Federal or State law’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘before 
the date that is 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of subsection (a)(6)’’ before the period 
at the end; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ‘‘(a)(6) or’’ 
after ‘‘subsection’’ each place it appears. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1128D(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–7d(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
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1128(b)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(6) or (b)(7) of 
section 1128’’. 
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