Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7723 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 509 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7723 [Report No. 119-589] To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to debar child care providers that committed fraud from receiving financial assistance under the Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2026 Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce April 6, 2026 Additional sponsor: Ms. Letlow 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 debar child care providers that committed fraud from receiving financial assistance under the Act, and for other purposes. 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 ``Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PREVENTING FRAUD IN THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. Section 658I(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(b)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) Determination of fraud.-- ``(A) Investigation.--The Secretary shall investigate fraud with respect to financial assistance available under this subchapter. ``(B) Debarment.--In the case that the Secretary makes, or finds that there h