ABC Act of 2013
Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accurate Background Check Act of 2013 or the ABC Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General (DOJ) to provide procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of certain criminal records and information exchanged for employment background checks.
Directs the Attorney General, if a record or information is inaccurate or incomplete, to correct, delete, or amend such information within 10 days after a request is made and prior to releasing the record to the requesting entity. Requires the Attorney General, in such an instance, to also research state and local recordkeeping systems, maintain a disposition document database to be searched along with other federal databases, and notify reporting jurisdictions of any updated information.
Considers a record or information to be incomplete if it indicates that an arrest was made and does not include the disposition of such arrest.
Requires the Attorney General, prior to such an employment background check exchange, to obtain the signed consent of the subject of such information, provide the applicant an opportunity to challenge the record, notify the requesting entity of any such challenge, and complete an investigation of such challenge within 30 days.
Extends the procedures established pursuant to this Act to apply to authorized exchanges for: (1) national security background investigations for employment in federal service, (2) government-wide security standards for forms of identification issued to federal employees and contractors, and (3) government background checks for the issuance of transportation security cards to access the secure areas of shipping vessels and facilities.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2013 to Oct 8, 2013; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Oct 8, 2013 |
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 Aug 2, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 13, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5400.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for procedures ensuring accuracy in employment-related exchanges of records and information, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ABC Act of 2013
- Accurate Background Check Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
