[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7720 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 506
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7720

                          [Report No. 119-586]

  To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
 require States to account for fraudulent payments made under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2026

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

                             April 6, 2026

            Additional sponsor: Mr. Wilson of South Carolina

                             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 to account for fraudulent payments made 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 Payment Integrity and 
Fraud Accountability Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS.

    Section 658J(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``(including fraudulent 
        payments)'' after ``overpayments'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Report.--The State shall submit to the Secretary an 
        annual report that identifies the dollar and percentage amount 
        of improper payments made by the State, disaggregated as 
        specified by the Secretary by standardized payment categories 
        (including suspected and verified fraudulent payments, non-
        fraudulent overpayments, underpayments, and technically 
        improper payments (e.g., system error payments)).''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 506

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7720

                          [Report No. 119-586]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
 require States to account for fraudulent payments made 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