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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1528

CHILD Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-04-30Topic: public safety · social services · criminal justice

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This bill changes the National Child Protection Act of 1993, which lets certain organizations request background checks on people who work with children and other vulnerable groups. It would expand who can be checked to include contractors of these organizations. It would also include employees and volunteers of companies that hold contracts with these organizations. It would also cover people who are licensed or certified, or are seeking a license or certification, by these organizations.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-22HouseHeld at the desk.
2026-04-22HouseReceived in the House.
2026-04-22SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-04-21SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1854; text: CR S1854)
2026-04-21Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.floor pass
2025-07-28SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 128.
2025-07-28SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. Without written report.refer
2025-07-28Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. Without written report.report
2025-07-24SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.refer
2025-04-30SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2716)refer
2025-04-30Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.