( February 23, 2026, 10:19 AM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — As of Feb. 23, Pennsylvania House Bill 1697, the Taxpayer Prevention Against Fraud Act sponsored by Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria Co.), who describes the bill in a press release as a “state False Claims Act,” remains in the Pennsylvania Senate Health and Human Services Committee where it has been since July 23, after it received final passage in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on July 9....