Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 19, 2017 Held at the desk.
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 23, 2017
- Passed SenateOct 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve children, elderly adults, or individuals with disabilities.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2017 to Sep 14, 2017; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Jul 10, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Aug 1, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Sep 11, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 14, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2017Markup Sep 7, 2017Reported Sep 11, 2017 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2017Received in the House.
- Oct 19, 2017Held at the desk.
- Oct 17, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 16, 2017Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6409-6410; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6410)
- Oct 16, 2017The committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 16, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 11, 2017Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
- Sep 11, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
- Sep 7, 2017Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 23, 2017Read twice and referred to the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6409Text printed S6410Amendments S6407, S6408, S6410 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (amendment) | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2951 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | May 16, 2017 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 18, 2017S. 705, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 11, 2017
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1112 | In the nature of a substitute. | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Amendment SA 1112 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 1113 | To amend the title. | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Amendment SA 1113 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 11, 2017Reported to Senate
- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
