Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7720 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7720 To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States to account for fraudulent payments made under such Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2026 Mr. Messmer 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 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''. 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 ``overpa…