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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve children, elderly adults, or individuals with disabilities.
People & committees
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R–UT
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Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
The committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6409-6410; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6410)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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