US Congress House Bill 4073 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining national criminal history background checks on covered individuals, and (2) establish a criminal history review program to provide covered entities with reliable and accurate information on the criminal history of a covered individual. It defines "covered entity" as any business or organization that provides, or licenses, certifies, or coordinates individuals or organizations to provide care, care placement, supervision, treatment, education, training, instruction, or recreation to vulnerable populations including elderly persons, disabled persons, and children. It defines "covered individual" as an individual who: (1) has, seeks to have, or may have unsupervised access to vulnerable populations served by a covered entity; (2) is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, a covered entity; or (3) owns or operates, or seeks to own or operate, a covered entity.

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015

Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-11-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-11-18	House	Introduced in House

SB2332 (Related) 2015-11-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4073/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4073/BILLS-114hr4073ih.pdf