Who it affects
- States receiving federal child care grants
- Administration for Children and Families
Passed the HouseChild careGovernment spending
Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
H.R. 7726 · House bill · Introduced Feb. 26, 2026
The Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 would require additional penalties, including loss of child care grants, for states that substantially violate program rules.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 217 to 207 on June 3.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The Child Care and Development Block Grant program funds state child care programs for low-income working families.
- The federal agency overseeing these grants would have to impose additional penalties when it finds substantial state violations.
- These penalties would include barring states from receiving program funds.
- Current law allows the agency to take these actions but does not require it.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
June 3, 2026 · Passed 217 to 207
- Clyburn (D)No
- Wilson (R)Yes
- Mace (R)Didn't vote
- Norman (R)Didn't vote
- Fry (R)Yes
- Biggs (R)Yes
- Timmons (R)Yes
- Republicans
- 212 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 4 yes
- 207 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
House · Vote to send it back to committee · June 3, 2026 · Rejected
A yes vote sends it back to committee, which usually stops it.
Clyburn: Yes · Wilson: No · Mace: Didn't vote · Norman: Didn't vote · Fry: No · Biggs: No · Timmons: No
Official vote ↗
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. (R-IL)
- Introduced
- Feb. 26, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; House Education and Workforce Committee
- Latest action
- June 4, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026 This bill subjects states to additional sanctions for improperly using funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. The program provides grants to states to support child care programs for low-income working families. Specifically, if the Office of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) finds that a state has failed to comply substantially with the requirements of the program, the ACF must impose additional sanctions, which include disqualifying the state from receiving funds under the program. Under current law, the ACF is permitted, but not required, to take such actions for a state's noncompliance.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
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