Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010
Latest action · Jul 26, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 22, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures for streamlining the process of obtaining nationwide criminal history background checks and for facilitating widespread access to such background checks by public or private child-serving organizations; (2) establish a criminal history review program to provide reliable and accurate information on the criminal history of an individual who has or seeks to have unsupervised access to a child and who is employed by, volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, a child-serving organization or who owns or operates, or seeks to own or operate, a child-serving organization (covered individual); (3) conduct an annual assessment of state agencies to determine whether such agencies operate programs to ensure that a wide range of child-serving organizations have affordable and timely access to nationwide criminal history background checks; (4) compile demographic and other data on the implementation of this Act; and (5) submit reports to Congress on the programs and procedures established under this Act and on the data compiled under this Act.
Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to: (1) conduct, upon the request of the Attorney General or a background check designee, a nationwide criminal history background check; (2) provide criminal history records; and (3) investigate and resolve challenges to the accuracy and completeness of criminal history records.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that fees collected by the Attorney General or the background check designee should be sufficient to carry out their duties under this Act and to help support the criminal history review program.
Limits the liability of entities participating in the background check system established by this Act resulting from a failure to conduct criminal background checks or to take adverse action against a covered individual after receiving a criminal history report.
Imposes restrictions on the disclosure of fingerprints, criminal history records, or information in such records. Requires the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to enforce such disclosure restrictions and to destroy fingerprints and criminal history records after any transaction based upon such fingerprints or records is completed.
Amends the PROTECT Act to provide for an extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 462 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed413–4 | Jul 22, 2010 |
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2009 to Jul 19, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 12, 2009 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 12, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 19, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2009 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2010 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 22, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5938)
- Jul 22, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 4 (Roll no. 462). (text: 07/20/2010 CR H5793-5796)
- Jul 22, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 20, 2010Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 20, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5792-5798)
- Jul 20, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1469.
- Jul 20, 2010At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 12, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H5938enact | — | Jul 22, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5792–H5798Text printed H5793–H5796 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Ted Poe R-TX | Jul 20, 2010 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 163 | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jan 7, 2009 |
| S 1365 | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2009 |
| S 1598 | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 | Related bill | Aug 6, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Criminal justice information and records
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Personnel records
- Preschool education
- Right of privacy
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2010Referred in Senate
- Jul 22, 2010Engrossed in House
- Mar 12, 2009Introduced in House
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