H.R. 7726 · Passed House · Families

Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026

Sponsor: Mary E. Miller (R-IL)

What it does

• Subjects states to additional sanctions for improperly using Child Care and Development Block Grant funds.
• Requires the Administration for Children and Families to impose added sanctions, including disqualifying a state from program funds, when it finds substantial noncompliance.
• Makes those sanctions mandatory rather than permitted, as under current law.
• Covers a program that grants states funds to support child care for low-income working families.

Official summary

No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026 This bill subjects states to additional sanctions for improperly using funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. The program provides grants to states to support child care programs for low-income working families. Specifically, if the Office of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) finds that a state has failed to comply substantially with the requirements of the program, the ACF must impose additional sanctions, which include disqualifying the state from receiving funds under the program. Under current law, the ACF is permitted, but not required, to take such actions for a state's noncompliance.

Latest action

Jun 4, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions