The House passed a bill Wednesday 217-207 to increase oversight and penalties to states over improper payments in a program that subsidizes childcare for low-income families.
The measure hits squarely at Republicans’ anti-fraud midterm messaging with six months to go before voters mark their ballots.
The bill (H.R. 7726) would increase federal oversight of funding to states through the Child Care and Development Block Grant, which runs through the Department of Health and Human Services. The measure would increase federal reviews of how the money is used by states and will bar states from receiving grant funding if their improper ...