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HR7724Referred to Committee

No Waivers for Fraud Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-02-26
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
Republican · SC · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (534 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000795

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 510.

2026-04-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReported By · 2026-04-06

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReported By · 2026-04-06
  • Education and Workforce CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-03-05
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceMarkup By · 2026-03-05
  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-26
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2026-02-26

Plain-English Summary

This bill would prevent the government from waiving penalties or requirements for people or organizations found to have committed fraud, particularly in programs that serve families. The measure aims to ensure that those who commit fraud—such as falsifying information to receive benefits they don't qualify for—face consistent consequences without exceptions. It affects families receiving government assistance, the agencies administering those programs, and anyone accused of fraudulent activity in family-related federal programs.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Families

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7724 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 510 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7724 [Report No. 119-590] To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to sustain sanctions against noncompliant State under such Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2026 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina 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] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to sustain sanctions against noncompliant State under such Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Waivers for Fraud Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATING AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SANCTIONS. Section 658I(c) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858lg(c)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or sanctions imposed upon a State in accordance with subsection (b)(2)'', (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``sanction or'', and (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``sanction or'', (3) in paragraph (3) striking ``sanction or'', and (4) in paragraph (7) by striking ``sanction(s) or''. Union Calendar No. 510 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7724 [Report No. 119-590] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to sustain sanctions against noncompliant State 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
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