Skip to main content
HR 6995 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child care workers Child safety Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal justice information Education Elementary education Employee rights Families Government Operations and Politics Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Liability (Law) Right of privacy Secondary education Teachers

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008

Introduced: September 22, 2008 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 22, 2008
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures for a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations; (2) assist such organizations in obtaining access to nationwide background checks; (3) establish procedures for insuring the accuracy of criminal history records; (4) identify individuals convicted of serious misdemeanors or felonies involving children; and (5) collect demographic data relating to individuals and organizations covered by this Act and make reports to Congress on such data.

Limits the liability of a child-serving organization for failure to conduct criminal background checks or to take adverse action against employees with a criminal history. Imposes limitations on the disclosure or use of criminal history records.

Amends the PROTECT Act to provide for an extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program.

What's happening now September 22, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5606 Related bill Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008
  • S 2756 Related bill Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6995: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6995/
MLA
"H.R. 6995: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6995/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6995, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6995/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6995: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6995/)
Report a problem