H.R. 7725

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7725 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 511
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7725

[Report No. 119-591]

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
require States disclose agency regulatory participation under such Act.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2026

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

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]

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A BILL

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
require States disclose agency regulatory participation 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 ``Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(W) Program integrity and accountability.--The 
plan shall include a description of--
``(i) the State's internal controls to 
ensure program integrity and accountability;
``(ii) the processes in place--
``(I) to investigate and recover 
fraudulent payments; and
``(II) to impose sanctions on 
clients or providers in response to 
fraud; and
``(iii) the procedures in place to document 
and verify eligibility.
Such description shall include how the State utilizes 
data within and across other State and local agencies 
that have oversight of child care providers that serve 
children who receive assistance under this 
subchapter.''.
Union Calendar No. 511

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7725

[Report No. 119-591]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
require States disclose agency regulatory participation 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