{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8871","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8871,"title":"DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-05-19","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001314","fullName":"Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Fraud offenses and financial crimes","Health technology, devices, supplies","Medicare","Public contracts and procurement"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill establishes requirements relating to potentially fraudulent billing for certain durable medical equipment under Medicare.</p><p>Specifically, the bill establishes requirements relating to billing for items that are on the Master List of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies. (The master list includes items that the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services has identified as posing certain fiscal vulnerabilities and therefore require additional conditions for payments to be made, such as prior authorization.)</p><p>The bill requires claims for such items to be filed electronically and within 90 days of when the items were furnished. The Government Accountability Office must report on the technology used by Medicare administrative contractors to identify fraudulent claims with respect to such items.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-19T23:40:50Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":309,"ts":"2026-10-13T04:58:43.198Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=DME%20Scammer%20Prevention%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}