Requires states to report annually on improper child care payments, including suspected and verified fraud, broken out by payment category.

Official title: Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 26-FEB-2026

Referred 26-FEB-2026

Approved by committee 05-MAR-2026

Reported 06-APR-2026

On the calendar 06-APR-2026

Key points

Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to add fraudulent payments to the category of overpayments states must address
Requires each state to submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the dollar and percentage of improper payments it made
Requires the report to separate suspected fraud, verified fraud, non-fraudulent overpayments, underpayments, and technically improper payments such as system errors, using categories the Secretary sets

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Policy area

Families

Sponsor Mark B. Messmer (R-IN) Cosponsors · 1

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congress.gov page Reported in House (06-APR-2026) Introduced in House (26-FEB-2026)