119 HR 7720 RH: Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 506119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7720[Report No. 119–586]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 26, 2026Mr. Messmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and WorkforceApril 6, 2026Additional sponsor: Mr. Wilson of South CarolinaApril 6, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 26, 2026A BILLTo 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026.

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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))..

April 6, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed