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Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019

This bill establishes an interagency task force, chaired by the Administration for Children and Families, to support states in conducting required criminal background checks for childcare staff members. Specifically, the task force must consult with relevant state agencies and develop recommendations and best practices. This includes evaluating how agencies are responding to interstate requests for information about staff, or prospective staff, who have lived in another state within the preceding five years. The task force must submit a final report with its recommendations within one year of the first meeting of the task force.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1408 Related bill Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019
  • S 2683 Related bill Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 9, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Jul 25, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3986: Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3986/
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"H.R. 3986: Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3986/.
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H.R. 3986, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3986/.
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