Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 6, 2026
What it does
The bill would amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require states to submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services identifying the dollar and percentage amount of improper payments, including suspected and verified fraudulent payments, non-fraudulent overpayments, underpayments, and technically improper payments, disaggregated by standardized payment categories. This requirement applies to states receiving funds under the Act and aims to improve accountability and transparency in child care subsidy programs. The bill does not create new penalties or enforcement mechanisms but mandates reporting to better track and address payment errors…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.