National Child Protection and Volunteers for Children Improvement Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 12, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes States to have procedures for background checks for persons under pending arrest or indictment for a crime that renders the provider unfit to provide care to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities (current law limits checks to persons convicted of a crime). Requires the Attorney General to respond to the inquiry of the State authorized agency within 15 business days.
Authorizes the Attorney General and authorized State agencies to disseminate criminal history background check record information to a qualified entity. Sets fees collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for background checks.
Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) an Office for Volunteer and Provider Screening; and (2) a model program in each State and the District of Columbia to improve fingerprinting technology.
Prohibits adjusting, deleting, or altering information derived from a national criminal fingerprint background check request except as required by law for national security purposes.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2002 to Nov 13, 2002; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Oct 7, 2002 |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Original | Oct 7, 2002 |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Original | Oct 7, 2002 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Nov 13, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 7, 2002 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 12, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 7, 2002Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Child Protection and Volunteers for Children Improvement Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative fees
- Adult day care
- Arrest
- Child abuse
- Child care workers
- Child safety
- Child sexual abuse
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- County politics and government
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Criminal justice information systems
- Data banks
- Department of Justice
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Elder abuse
- Employee selection
- Ex-offenders
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal-state relations
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fingerprints
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government vehicles
- Identification of criminals
- Indictments
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Personnel records
- Police training
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Volunteer workers in social service
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2002Introduced in House
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