1HOUSE · JUN 3, 2026
Passed the House
217–207PASSED
R 212–0 D 4–207 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 198 · 6 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under suchAct.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary Miller R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
- Committee actionMar 5, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2026 · 217–207
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7726.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7726, No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” on May 13, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 6, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62437
- CBO publication date
- May 13, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7726, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7726
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-592 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on April 6, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/592
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7726, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7726
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8dcfda580d1764b06ede723b479f979eb12f0f02b481bec91188eaa87359a601
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 38, February 26, 2026, Page H2333):Necessary and Proper Clause Commerce ClauseSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Statement length
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7726, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7726
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8dcfda580d1764b06ede723b479f979eb12f0f02b481bec91188eaa87359a601
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 7726. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Jun 3, 2026 · roll 197R 0–212 D 210–0 I 0–1210–213Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller.
- H.R. 9360 (119th) Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
- H.R. 7661 (119th) Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
- H.R. 4986 (119th) Parents Opt-in Protection Act
- H.R. 9608 (119th) Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act
- H.R. 2870 (119th) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
- H.Res. 702 (119th) Condemning in the strongest possible terms the September 10, 2025, assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Related bills
- S. 4788 (119th) Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026Identical bill
- H.Res. 1333 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug…Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.