Introduced in House — H.R. 7725

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7725

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2026

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

A BILL

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

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Child Care Fraud Act.

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.