Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Payment Integrity Act

S. 3862Introduced Feb 12, 2026Policy area: Families

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States to make payments to child care providers based on verified attendance in child care programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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Latest action: Feb 12, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.