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H.R. 3100 119th Congress House

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…

Official title: To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request backgr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Russell Fry Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfareContracts and agencyCriminal justice information and recordsEmployee hiringSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 15, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 15, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
Apr 30, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill restores the authority for businesses and organizations that provide care or care placement services for children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities (care-providing businesses and organizations) to request national criminal history background checks for contractors and for individuals they certify or license.

Federal law authorizes care-providing businesses and organizations to request national criminal history background checks for certain covered individuals.

From 1994 to 2018, covered individuals included three categories of individuals: (1) current or prospective employees or volunteers; (2) current or prospective owners or operators; and (3) anyone who had, may have had, or sought to have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities (e.g., contractors and licensees).

In 2018, the Child Protection Improvements Act removed the third category, narrowing the scope of covered individuals to just two categories: (1) current or prospective employees or volunteers, and (2) current or prospective owners or operators. Under the law, an individual in one of the categories who has, may have, or seeks to have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities is a covered individual.

This bill expands covered individuals to include additional categories: (1) current or prospective contractors, (2) current or prospective employees or volunteers for a contracted entity, and (3) individuals licensed or certified by a business or organization. Like the 2018 law, an individual in one of the categories who has, may have, or seeks to have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities is a covered individual.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Nov 20, 2025
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Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Jun 25, 2025
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Schmidt, Derek
Kansas · Jun 25, 2025
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Apr 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3100: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3100/
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"H.R. 3100: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3100/.
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H.R. 3100, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3100/.
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[H.R. 3100: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3100/)
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