S. 1528 Passed the Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

CHILD Act of 2025

A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Introduced April 30, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (1 R, 2 D) Latest action April 22, 2026

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Actions

  1. Apr 22, 2026 Held at the desk.
  2. Apr 22, 2026 Received in the House.
  3. Apr 22, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Apr 21, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1854; text: CR S1854)
  5. Apr 21, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jul 28, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 128.
  7. Jul 28, 2025 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. Without written report.
  8. Jul 24, 2025 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  9. Apr 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2716)
  10. Apr 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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