Reported in House — H.R. 7720

Union Calendar No. 506

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7720

[Report No. 119–586]

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

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)).