{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://onder.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-onders-bill-strengthen-accountability-child-care-monitoring-passes-house", "Rep. Onder\u2019s Bill to Strengthen Accountability in Child Care Monitoring Passes the House", "2026-06-04", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Robert F. Onder, Jr.", "O000177", "onder.house.gov", "onder", "https://onder.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nJune 4th, 2026\n\nContact: Brooke Morgan\n\n(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO) released the following statement after the House passed his bill, H.R. 7722, the Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act, as part of H.R. 7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act, a package of eight commonsense reforms to crack down on abuse, restore accountability, and protect taxpayer dollars from being siphoned off by bad actors.\n\nThe Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act strengthens oversight of federal child care funding by codifying the Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) practice of auditing states\u2019 CCDBG funds every three years. Also, under this legislation, any state with repeated audit failures would be designated as \u201chigh-risk\u201d and subjected to enhanced monitoring as determined by HHS.\n\n\u201cRecent investigations in Democrat-run states have exposed widespread fraud in child care assistance programs, with millions of taxpayer dollars funneled to services that were never provided,\u201d said Congressman Bob Onder. \u201cThis blatant abuse underscores the urgent need for stronger oversight, and the Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act will hold states with repeated audit failures accountable and help ensure public funds are spent responsibly. Families deserve child care programs they can trust, and taxpayers deserve full transparency about where their hard-earned dollars are going. I am proud that the House has passed this legislation as part of the Stop Child Care Scams Act, a package of eight commonsense reforms designed to crack down on fraud, strengthen oversight, and restore accountability to the child care assistance system.\u201d\n\n\u201cFraud is running rampant across our nation\u2014and Americans are sick of it. That is why the Committee on Education and Workforce passed eight bills in March to fight fraud and restore Americans\u2019 faith in our federal child care programs. Every dollar stolen by fraudsters is a dollar that cannot help innocent children in need. I am grateful to Rep. Onder for sponsoring the Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act, which is included in H.R. 7726. His bill implements common-sense accountability measures to ensure states are putting our children\u2014and not fraudsters\u2014first.\u201d\u2014Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI)\n\nTo read the full bill, click here: H.R. 7722\n\nBackground Information\n\nEnacted in 1990 and subsequently amended, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act is the primary federal law providing child care assistance to low-income families. The law authorizes grant funding to state, territorial, and tribal lead agencies to help eligible families access child care services.\n\nFollowing the passage of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, the CCDBG program was identified as being at risk for significant improper payments. In response, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established a three-year audit cycle for all grantees beginning in 2007.\n\nDespite these oversight measures, misuse of CCDBG funds persists. In May 2025, the HHS Inspector General reported that 38 of 200 randomly selected child care assistance payments in Minnesota failed to meet requirements related to attendance and payment for services. A separate report from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor also highlighted widespread noncompliance within the state\u2019s child care assistance program.\n\nThe Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act is included in the House Education and Workforce Committee\u2019s Stop Child Care Scams Act, a package of eight reforms designed to combat fraud, strengthen oversight, and increase accountability in child care assistance programs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:11:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://onder.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-onders-bill-strengthen-accountability-child-care-monitoring-passes-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8674873970448971, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}