Congress bars fraudulent child care providers from federal subsidies
H.R. 7723 — Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026 · Filed by Virginia Foxx (R-NC) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Feb 26, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill amends federal child care subsidy programs to permanently bar providers found guilty of fraud from receiving government funding. It applies to both the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and creates a cross-debarment mechanism so that fraud findings in one program automatically trigger debarment from the other.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to establish and enforce debarment of fraudulent child care providers from federal subsidy programs. It is a straightforward anti-fraud and accountability measure with no hidden mechanisms or narrow beneficiaries.
What the text implies
- Cross-debarment between CCDBG and CACFP programs means a single fraud finding in one program automatically triggers permanent exclusion from both, potentially creating a broader enforcement effect than either program alone.
- The bill defines 'final determination of fraud' to include cases where appeal rights have been 'waived'—a provider who settles a dispute without admitting fraud may still trigger permanent debarment if the settlement is characterized as a final determination.
- Debarment is permanent with no sunset, waiver, or reinstatement provision—a provider found guilty of fraud decades ago remains barred indefinitely, even if circumstances change or rehabilitation occurs.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Ordinary families using subsidized child care benefit from removal of fraudulent providers and protection of limited public funds. The bill does not restrict citizens' rights or remedies; it restricts providers who have committed fraud from accessing public money—a straightforward accountability measure.
Named in the bill
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Child and Adult Care Food Program, state licensing authorities
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Feb 26, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 26, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
- Mar 5, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Mar 5, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
2 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $705,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 58 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 41% of bills with at least one filing.
Virginia Foxx, the sponsor, reported $485,250 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees — $630,000 on 1 filing
- National Women's Law Center Action Fund — $75,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,337 characters) on Jul 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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