H.R. 7726
Requires penalties for states that misuse child care funds
Makes it mandatory for a federal office to penalize states that substantially fail to follow rules for the child care grant program, which could include cutting off their funding.
- Applies to states that misuse money from the Child Care and Development Block Grant program
- If the Administration for Children and Families finds substantial noncompliance, it must impose extra penalties
- Those penalties can include disqualifying the state from getting program funds
- Current law lets the office take these actions but does not require it
Passed the House · Senate's turn