# 119-hr-7723: Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026

119-hr-7723, Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7723
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**This bill would create mandatory fraud investigations and permanent debarment rules for child care providers that misuse federal child care funds.** It would require the Secretary to investigate suspected fraud under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and set a clear, enumerated standard for what counts as a "final determination of fraud." - Providers: The bill would let the Secretary investigate and permanently debar any CCDBG recipient with a final fraud determination. Examples listed include knowingly submitting false documents, misrepresenting ownership or eligibility, operating without required licensing, and improper expenditure of funds. - Families and taxpayers: It aims to protect children and federal funds by removing providers found to commit fraud from federally funded child care programs. - Cross-program enforcement: The bill would link CCDBG debarments to the Child and Adult Care Food Program, mirroring the same fraud definitions so entities terminated for fraud can be barred from both programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

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

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent bans for child care providers: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to investigate alleged fraud in child care programs that receive CCDBG funds. A "final determination of fraud" would mean an administrative or court finding with all appeal rights exhausted or waived. Providers with such a final finding would be perm…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7723 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7723)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7723 (as of 2026-06-13).