Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
This bill (Stop Child Care Fraud Act) amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act to require State plans to describe program integrity and accountability measures.
States must explain internal controls, procedures to investigate and recover fraudulent payments, sanctions on clients or providers, eligibility verification procedures, and how they share and use data across state and local agencies overseeing child care providers.
Low controversy improves prospects, but many narrow standalone amendments do not become law unless bundled into larger legislation.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that requires States to include specified program integrity and data‑use descriptions in their CCDBG State plans. It clearly identifies the plan elements to be added but leaves substantive content, standards, enforcement, funding, and operational timelines to existing processes or future action.
Libs stress privacy protections and avoiding punitive harm to families/providers
Libs stress privacy protections and avoiding punitive harm to families/providers
Generally supportive of stronger program integrity to ensure funds reach eligible children, while wary of burdens that punish low-income families or small providers.
Would emphasize privacy safeguards and supports so enforcement doesn’t reduce access to care.
Favorable if the changes improve accountability without large unfunded mandates.
Wants clear federal guidance and reasonable implementation timelines to avoid unintended administrative costs.
Supports measures to prevent fraud and recover misspent funds but cautious about new federal requirements that constrain state flexibility or impose costs.
Prefers state control and minimal added bureaucracy.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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Still ahead
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Low controversy improves prospects, but many narrow standalone amendments do not become law unless bundled into larger legislation.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Libs stress privacy protections and avoiding punitive harm to families/providers
Low controversy improves prospects, but many narrow standalone amendments do not become law unless bundled into larger legislation.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that requires States to include specified program integrity and data‑use descriptions in their CCDBG State plans. It clearly identifi…
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