CHILD Act of 2025
Summary
The CHILD Act of 2025 (Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation Act) would amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to expand background check requirements. The bill would allow businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations to request background checks not only for their employees but also for contractors and individuals they license or certify to provide care. This change aims to strengthen safeguards by extending background check authority to a broader range of people who interact with vulnerable populations in professional capacities. The bill was introduced in April 2025 and reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2025, though it has not yet advanced to a full Senate vote.
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Jul 17, 2025 · 13:15
Business meeting to consider S.1038, to direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, S.1098, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, S.1528, 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, the nominations of Emil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Edward L. Artau, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Kyle Christopher Dudek, Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, and Jordan Emery Pratt, each to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Kurt Alme, to be United States Attorney for the District of Montana, for the term of four years, Nicholas Chase, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of four years, Lesley Murphy, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska for the term of four years, Jeanine Pirro, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years, Daniel Rosen, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years, Erik Siebert, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years, and Kurt Wall, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years, all of the Department of Justice.
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting on July 17, 2025 to consider three bills addressing public safety issues. S.1038, the TRACE Act, would require the Department of Justice to add a data field to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to track whether missing persons were last seen on federal land or in territorial waters. S.1098, the Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to allow the Justice Department to award grants to state, local, and tribal governments for overdose data collection programs. S.1528, the CHILD Act of 2025, would amend the National Child Protection Act to expand background check access for contractors and individuals working with vulnerable populations, addressing an unintended gap created by a 2018 law. The meeting also included consideration of multiple judicial nominations and U.S. Attorney nominations. No witnesses testified at this business meeting, which is a procedural session where the committee votes on whether to advance bills and nominations to the full Senate. The bills had bipartisan support from their sponsors, though passage by the committee does not guarantee they will advance further in the legislative process.
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Watch videoCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025 · 14:15
Business meeting to consider S.1038, to direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, S.1098, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, S.1528, 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, and the nominations of Kurt Alme, to be United States Attorney for the District of Montana, Nicholas Chase, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Lesley Murphy, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Jeanine Pirro, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Daniel Rosen, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Erik Siebert, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Kurt Wall, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a business meeting on July 24, 2025, to consider three bills addressing public safety and child protection. S.1038, the TRACE Act, would require the Department of Justice to add a data field to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) to track whether missing persons were last known to be on federal land or in territorial waters. The bill aims to improve search and rescue efforts for the thousands of people who go missing annually on public lands. S.1098, the Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to allow the Department of Justice to award grants to state, local, and tribal governments to track drug overdoses and share that data with law enforcement and public health agencies. S.1528, the CHILD Act of 2025, would amend the National Child Protection Act to ensure that contractors and other individuals with unsupervised access to children are eligible for nationwide background checks, addressing a gap created by a 2018 amendment that inadvertently excluded contractors from background check authorization. The committee also considered nominations for seven U.S. Attorneys. No witnesses were listed for this business meeting, which is a procedural session where committees vote on whether to advance bills to the full Senate. The bills' advancement to the Senate floor is not guaranteed by this action.
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Watch videoCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 28, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 28, 2025
