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S. 2950 111th Congress Senate

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.

Introduced: January 25, 2010 Introduced by: Charles E. Schumer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child care and developmentChild safety and welfareCriminal justice information and recordsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-143.
Mar 1, 2010
Signed by President.
Feb 17, 2010
Presented to President.
Feb 4, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Feb 4, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 4, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text as passed House: CR 2/2/2010 H442)
Feb 4, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text as passed House: CR 2/2/2010 H442)
Feb 4, 2010
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H594)
Feb 2, 2010
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Johnson (GA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Feb 2, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2950.
Feb 2, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H442-443)
Feb 2, 2010
Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 26, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 26, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 26, 2010
Received in the House.
Jan 25, 2010
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S203; text as passed Senate: CR S203)
Jan 25, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S203; text as passed Senate: CR S203)
Jan 25, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 1, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-143.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend by 14 months the Child Safety Pilot Program (allowing certain volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2950: Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2950/
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"S. 2950: Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2950/.
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S. 2950, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2950/.
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