H.R. 7725

Summary

H.R. 7725, the Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2026 by Rep. Michael Rulli (R). It last saw action on Apr 6, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.

Record

Text

H.R. 7725 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7725 IH: Stop Child Care Fraud Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7725  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2026   Mr. Rulli  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States disclose agency regulatory participation under such Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Child Care Fraud Act  .
2.
Program integrity and accountability
Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(W)
program integrity and accountability
The plan shall include a description of—
(i)
the State's internal controls to ensure program integrity and accountability,
(ii)
the processes in place—
(I)
to investigate and recover fraudulent payments, and
(II)
to impose sanctions on clients or providers in response to fraud, and
(iii)
the procedures in place to document and verify eligibility.
 Such description shall include how the State utilizes data within and across other State and local agencies that have oversight of child care providers that serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter.
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To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States disclose agency regulatory participation under such Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Rulli (R) sponsors H.R. 7725 alone.

Michael Rulli

Rep. · R–OH-6 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7725 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Reported By · Apr 6, 2026 · 824 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 7725, the latest H. Rept. 119-591.

• H. Rept. 119-591 — STOP CHILD CARE FRAUD ACT OF 2026

Actions

H.R. 7725 has taken 6 actions since Feb 26, 2026, the latest on Apr 6, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7725 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7725 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Stop Child Care Fraud Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States disclose agency regulatory participation under such Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 7725, the latest on Apr 17, 2026.

• H.R. 7725, Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026 — 2026-04-17As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 6, 2026

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7725 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Education, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7725 under Families, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7725’s is Families.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7725 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child care and development to State and local government operations.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7725, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RULLI:H.R. 7725.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H2333]

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