Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act
Child Care and Nutrition: Fraud Prevention Study
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill requires a government watchdog group to investigate how well federal programs are preventing fraud. It focuses on programs that provide early childhood education, child care, and food for children and adults.
- The investigation will look at Head Start, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant. It aims to see if the organizations providing these services are following the rules or if people are cheating the system.
- The study will check if the government is collecting the right information to catch scammers. It also looks at whether local and county governments are doing a good job managing the money they receive for child care.
- If this bill becomes law, the government would have two years to finish the report. The final report will include recommendations for new rules or laws to help stop fraud and make sure taxpayer money goes to the families who need it.
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Milestones
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-593.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act
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