H.R. 7726: Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
Sponsor
Mary Miller
Republican · IL-15
What H.R. 7726 does
H.R. 7726 would make penalties tougher for states that misuse money from the Child Care and Development Block Grant, which funds child care for low-income working families. If the Administration for Children and Families finds a state has substantially failed to follow the program's rules, it would have to impose additional sanctions, including cutting off the state's funds from the program.
Under current law, the agency may take those steps but is not required to.
How the House voted
Passed · June 3, 20264 Democrats broke with their party to vote yes
Henry Cuellar
Donald Davis
Jared Golden
Vicente GonzalezOn Passage: H R 7726 No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act · Roll no. 198 · Official record
HR7726 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Jun 4, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
House: Passed 217-207
Jun 3, 2026
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 198). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3796-3797)
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House: Committee Action
Apr 6, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-592.
House: Vote: 20-15
Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
House: Committee Action
Feb 26, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
About the Sponsor
Mary Miller
Republican, Illinois's 15th congressional district · 5 years in Congress
Committees: Joint Committee on Printing, House Administration, Education and Workforce
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Committee Sponsors
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
0 of 21 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Education and Workforce Committee
0 of 37 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
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What laws does H.R. 7726 change?
1 changes
Sections Amended
Section 658K of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i)
adding at the end the following: ``(c) Periodic Monitoring by the Secretary
H.R. 7726 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Families
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2026
Passed the House, received in Senate
Jun 4, 2026
H.R. 7726 Bill Text
“To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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