United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 1408 — Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019This 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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes a task force to improve the implementation of interstate background checks for child care staff members.

  • 42 U.S.C. 9858f

    ``(j) Task Force To Assist in Implementing Interstate Criminal Background Checks for Child Care Staff Members.--

    A new task force is created to assist in implementing interstate criminal background checks for child care staff.

  • 42 U.S.C. 9858f

    subsection (j) → subsection (k)

    The existing subsection (j) is renumbered to (k) to accommodate the new task force section.

  • 42 U.S.C. 9858f

    ``subsection (j)(1)'' → ``subsection (k)(1)''

    References to the old subsection (j)(1) are updated to reflect its new designation as (k)(1).

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1408 do?
Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019This 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.
Who sponsors S 1408?
S 1408 is sponsored by Burr, Richard (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1408?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 1408?
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