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HR 3315 111th Congress House

Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks of child care providers.

Introduced: March 15, 2010 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
Families Child care and developmentCrimes against childrenCriminal justice information and recordsPersonnel recordsViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Jul 23, 2009
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action October 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers that are licensed by a state or receive funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program to: (1) obtain a comprehensive criminal background check of each employee who provides child care services, each applicant for employment, and each family child care provider who provides or applies to provide such services; and (2) refuse to employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or crimes against children. Reduces by 10% allotments to states that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 27, 2010
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 16, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 15, 2010
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 15, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 15, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3315: Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3315/
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"H.R. 3315: Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3315/.
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H.R. 3315, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3315/.
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