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HR 7721 · 119th Congress · Families

CRACKDOWN Act of 2026

Introduced February 26, 2026 Latest action April 06, 2026 0 cosponsors

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 507.

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Apr 06, 2026
committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-587.
Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 06, 2026
other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 507.
Mar 05, 2026
committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Education and Workforce Committee
Mar 05, 2026
committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.
Education and Workforce Committee
Feb 26, 2026
introduced Introduced in House

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  1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
  7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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+47 −13 38 unchanged
--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 7721 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 7721 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 507
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7721
+
+[Report No. 119-587]
To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to
implement an improper payment threshold under such Act.
@@ -18,6 +21,15 @@
Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
+
+April 6, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
+February 26, 2026]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -32,21 +44,21 @@
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Regulatory Abuse, Closing
-Known Deficiencies, and Overseeing Waste Nationwide Act'' or the
-``CRACKDOWN Act of 2026''.
+Known Deficiencies, and Overseeing Waste Nationwide Act of 2026'' or
+the ``CRACKDOWN Act of 2026''.
-SEC. 2. OVERPAYMENT RATE REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN; CONDITIONAL
-INELIGIBILITY.
+SEC. 2. IMPROPER PAYMENT RATE REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN;
+CONDITIONAL INELIGIBILITY.
Section 658J of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e), and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
-``(c) Overpayment Threshold Requiring Corrective Action Plan.--If
-for a fiscal year the overpayment rate of a State is more than 5
-percent of the aggregate amount of payments made to carry out this
-subchapter by such State for such fiscal year, then such State shall
-submit to the Secretary--
+``(c) Improper Payment Threshold Requiring Corrective Action
+Plan.--If for a fiscal year the improper payment rate of a State is
+more than 5 percent of the aggregate amount of payments made to carry
+out this subchapter by such State for such fiscal year, then such State
+shall submit to the Secretary--
``(1) for review and approval a corrective action plan to
reduce such rate to not more than 5 percent for each subsequent
fiscal year; and
@@ -54,13 +66,35 @@
that such State is complying with the requirements of such plan
as approved by the Secretary.
``(d) Conditional Ineligibility.--If for each of 2 consecutive
-fiscal years the overpayment rate of a State determined under this
+fiscal years the improper payment rate of a State determined under this
section is more 5 percent, then such State shall be ineligible to
receive funds under this subchapter unless such State demonstrates to
the satisfaction of the Secretary that such State for the next fiscal
year will--
-``(1) reduce such overpayment rate to not more than 5
+``(1) reduce such improper payment rate to not more than 5
percent for the next fiscal year; or
``(2) make significant progress to comply with the
corrective action plan approved under subsection (c).''.
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 507
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 7721
+
+[Report No. 119-587]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to
+implement an improper payment threshold under such Act.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+April 6, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed