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H.R. 7720

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 7720, the Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2026 by Rep. Mark Messmer (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Apr 6, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 506.

Record

Text

H.R. 7720 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb7720/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7720 IH: Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7720  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2026   Mr. Messmer  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 to account for fraudulent payments made under such Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act  .
2.
Fraudulent payments
Section 658J(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858h(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1) by inserting  (including fraudulent payments)  after  overpayments , and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
Report
The State shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that identifies the dollar and percentage amount of improper payments made by the State, disaggregated as specified by the Secretary by standardized payment categories (including suspected and verified fraudulent payments, non-fraudulent overpayments, underpayments, and technically improper payments (e.g., system error payments)).
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States to account for fraudulent payments made under such Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Messmer (R) sponsors H.R. 7720, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 7720 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. 7720, the latest H. Rept. 119-586.

  • H. Rept. 119-586 — CHILD CARE PAYMENT INTEGRITY AND FRAUD ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2026

Actions

H.R. 7720 has taken 6 actions since Feb 26, 2026, the latest on Apr 6, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 6, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-586.Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 6, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 506.
Mar 5, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldEducation and Workforce Committee
Mar 5, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.Education and Workforce Committee
Feb 26, 2026
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 7720 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7720 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States to account for fraudulent payments made under such Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 7720, the latest on May 13, 2026.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 31 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7720 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDsocial welfare organization to promote equal rights and opportunities for womenDistrict of Columbia12—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND12—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 31.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADRIENNE DERVARTANIAN112
AMY MATSUI112
AMY ROYCE112
DORIANNE MASON112
EMILY MARTIN112
FATIMA GRAVES112
GAYLYNN BURROUGHS112
GRETCHEN BORCHELT112
JACQUELYN WANG112
JULIE VOGTMAN112
KATHERINE O'CONNOR112
KATHERINE SANDSON112
KATHYRN MENEFEE112
LAURA NAREFSKY112
LAUREN KHOURI112
MARIBEL RAMOS112
SHIWALI PATEL112
WHITNEY PESEK112
BRIAN DITTMEIER111
CATHERINE FINNERTY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2026 second_quarter$630K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$85K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$75K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7720 under Families, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7720’s is Families.

hr7720/policy-areas.txt
FamiliesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7720 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child care and development to State and local government operations.

hr7720/subjects.txt
Child care and developmentFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7720, 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. MESSMER:H.R. 7720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause, Commerce Clause[Page H2333]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com