Senate Bill 4788
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 16, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to prevent fraud in child care programs, amending the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. It strengthens the ability to withhold funds and enhances program integrity, accountability, and oversight. It introduces cyclical monitoring and focuses on high-risk states. The bill also addresses fraud prevention in the child and adult care food program and eliminates the waiver of sanctions for states. Additionally, it requests a study on fraud prevention in federal early childhood education and child nutrition programs, with findings reported to relevant committees. States are also required to submit annual reports on improper payments, including suspected and verified fraudulent payments.
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Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4788
Congress
119
Policy Area
Families
Families
Primary focus of measure is child and family welfare, services, and relationships; marriage and family status; domestic violence and child abuse. Measures concerning public assistance programs or aging may fall under Social Welfare policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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June 16, 2026
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06/16/2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/16/2026
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jul 6, 2026 6:28:11 PM