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H. Rept. 119-592 1 (2026-04-06)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaifh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 119TH CONGRESS 2d Session j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT 119-592 NO FUNDS FOR REPEAT CHILD CARE VIOLATIONS ACT OF 2026 APRIL 6, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WALBERG, from the Committee on Education and Workforce, submitted the following REPORT together with MINORITY VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 7726] The Committee on Education and Workforce, to whom was re- ferred the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Develop- ment Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act, having considered the same, reports favor- ably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026. SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING THE AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD FUNDS FOR FRAUD. Section 6581(b)(2)(B) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(b)(2)) is amended by striking Secretary may and inserting Sec- retary shall. PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 7726, the No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026, is to strengthen the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's withholding authority for repeat non- compliance issues. Current statute allows but does not require the withholding of funds when fraudulent payments or unresolved non- compliance issues exist in state administration of the Child Care 69-006 AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4