will continue working to ensure all the anti-fraud tools in the federal arsenal are razor sharp
Advance health care fraud prevention and enforcement legislation to provide stable resources for preventing, detecting, and prosecuting fraud in federal health programs.
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S. 5326 was introduced by Sen. Cortez Masto for herself, Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden, and Mike Crapo. The bill amends HCFAC funding levels for HHS/DOJ, HHS OIG, FBI, the Medicare Integrity Program, and the Medicare-Medicaid Data Match Program for FY2027-FY2029, with inflation-based increases after FY2029, and authorizes use of funds to detect or prosecute health care fraud and abuse.
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GovInfo lists the last action date as August 6, 2026: the bill was introduced, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. It identifies Chuck Grassley as a cosponsor and the bill as introduced in the 119th Congress, 2nd session.
Assessments
Grassley was an original cosponsor of S. 5326, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act, introduced on August 6, 2026. The bill directly matches the promise by proposing multi-year and inflation-adjusted HCFAC and related program integrity funding for detecting, preventing, and prosecuting fraud in federal health programs. However, the latest status shows only introduction and referral to the Senate Finance Committee, with no passage or enactment by September 10, 2026. Because Grassley is still in the same Senate term and the legislation remains pending, the promise is not yet delivered but has a serious same-term effort.