Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026

This bill changes federal child care grant law to require, rather than allow, the federal government to withhold funds from states for fraud and removes the authority to waive those sanctions. It requires the federal government to investigate fraud and to permanently bar child care providers found to have committed fraud from both the child care grant program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. States with improper payment rates above 5 percent must submit corrective action plans, and states above 5 percent for two years in a row lose eligibility for funds unless they show they will improve. States must also describe their fraud controls, report improper payments each year, and undergo federal reviews every three years, and the Government Accountability Office must study fraud prevention in child care and nutrition programs.

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Sponsors

• Ashley Moody Republican sponsor
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