# 119-hr-7677: Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act

119-hr-7677, Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7677
- Congress: 119
- Title: Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Requires a GAO study of fraud prevention in federal early childhood education, child care, and child nutrition programs.** The study would review how effective provider-level fraud prevention procedures are, whether the federal data from audits and reporting is sufficient and is used to spot fraud, and program integrity in the Child Care and Development Block Grant program when States delegate administration to counties or local entities. It would also examine whether corrective action plans were implemented and produced measurable outcomes. GAO would have two years to report findings and any regulatory or legislative recommendations to the House Committee on Education and Workforce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7677 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7677)

## Related
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7677 (as of 2026-06-13).