Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026

This bill changes federal child care law to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate fraud involving Child Care and Development Block Grant funds. A child care provider with a final finding of fraud, after all appeals are used up or waived, would be permanently barred from receiving these funds. The bill also requires permanent removal from the Child and Adult Care Food Program for providers ended from that program due to a final fraud finding. A provider barred from either program would also be permanently barred from the other. The bill defines fraud to include false statements, misrepresenting enrollment or attendance, operating without a required state license, and improper spending of funds.

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Sponsors

• Virginia Foxx Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors