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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7722

Introduced

Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act of 2026

Sponsor
RRobert F. Onder, Jr.· Missouri
Introduced
February 26, 2026
Policy area
Families
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 508.April 6, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7722 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 508
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7722

[Report No. 119-588]

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
require triennial comprehensive reviews of State performance under such 
Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2026

Mr. Onder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

April 6, 2026

Additional sponsor: Ms. Letlow

April 6, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
February 26, 2026]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
require triennial comprehensive reviews of State performance under such 
Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act 
of 2026''.

SEC. 2. CYCLICAL MONITORING OF STATE PERFORMANCE.

Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Periodic Monitoring by the Secretary.--At 3-year intervals, 
the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive review of the performance 
of each State that receives assistance under this subchapter. Based on 
the results of such review, the Secretary shall designate as high risk 
a State that has--
``(1) a high level of unresolved or repeated adverse audit 
findings submitted under subsection (b);
``(2) a high level of unresolved issues under, or repeated 
performance failures to carry out, corrective action plans 
submitted by such State under section 659J(c); or
``(3) unresolved or repeat findings of noncompliance with 
the State plan approved under section 658E(c).
``(d) Required Additional Monitoring.--If a State is designated as 
high risk under subsection (a), then the performance of such State 
shall be subject to additional monitoring, as determined by the 
Secretary.''.
Union Calendar No. 508

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7722

[Report No. 119-588]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
require triennial comprehensive reviews of State performance under such 
Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

April 6, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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