H.R. 2332House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

SHARE Act of 2026

To authorize the use of Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information for administration of certain licenses.

Also known as States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act of 2026 · SHARE Act of 2025 · States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act of 2025

Introduced March 25, 2025

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The SHARE Act of 2025 lets the FBI give criminal‑history records to state licensing agencies when a state is part of an interstate compact that requires background checks for professional licenses. The information can only be used to decide whether to grant or deny a license or privilege, and it cannot be shared beyond that purpose except to tell the compact commission whether the check was satisfactory.

Key Provisions

  • The FBI Director must provide criminal‑history record information to a state licensing authority through an agreement with a state law‑enforcement or identification bureau, when required by an interstate compact.
  • State licensing authorities may use the information only to conduct background checks for licenses or privileges and may not share the details with other state entities, the compact’s commission, or the public.
  • The only allowed sharing is a simple yes/no indication that the background check was satisfactory, which can be reported to the compact commission.
  • The bill defines key terms such as “commission,” “criminal history record information,” “license,” “privilege,” and “state licensing authority.”

Legislative Activity

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.

September 28, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 25, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

March 25, 2025

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

June 25, 2026

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

June 25, 2026

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-837, Part I.

September 28, 2026

HouseCommittee

Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

September 28, 2026

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.

September 28, 2026

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Monica De La Cruz
Rep. Monica De La CruzR-TX-15 · Jul 9, 2026

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 7: Mr. Van Epps. H.R. 138: Ms. Norton, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 491: Ms. Wilson of…

Tim Walberg
Rep. Tim WalbergR-MI-5 · Sep 28, 2026

Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. WALBERG: Committee on Education and Workforce. H.R.…

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Union Calendar No. 734

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2332

[Report No. 119–837, Part I]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 25, 2025

Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Graves, Ms. Boebert, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Schmidt, and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

September 28, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Steil, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Bost, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Carey

September 28, 2026

Reported from the Committee on Education and Workforce with an amendment

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

September 28, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 25, 2025


A BILL

To authorize the use of Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information for administration of certain licenses.


1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act of 2026 or the SHARE Act of 2026.

2.

Sharing and use of criminal history record information

Subtitle E of title VI of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 41106 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

6404.

Sharing and use of criminal history record information

(a)

Requirement for Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide certain criminal history record information

Subject to the restrictions in subsection (b), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish or otherwise make available to a State licensing authority, through an agreement with a State law enforcement agency or State identification bureau, criminal history record information to the extent required by an interstate compact, or the regulations duly promulgated thereunder, for the purpose of conducting a criminal history background check of any individual seeking a license or privilege to practice an occupation or profession in a compact member State.

(b)

State licensing authority use of criminal history record information

(1)

Prohibition

A State licensing authority that is a member of an interstate compact that requires completion of a criminal history background check for an individual for the purpose of acting upon a license or privilege of that individual to practice an occupation or profession in a State shall use such information solely for that purpose and may not share criminal history record information or any part thereof with the compact’s Commission, any other State entity or State Licensing Authority, or the public.

(2)

Sharing fact of completion of criminal history background check expressly permitted

A State licensing authority informing a compact Commission of the completion of the criminal history background check, including a binary determination of whether or not the criminal history background check of an applicant was satisfactory, is expressly permitted under this section and shall not constitute the sharing of criminal history record information under paragraph (1).

(c)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Commission

The term Commission means a joint governmental entity, including an interstate compact commission, established by legislative enactment of an interstate compact.

(2)

Criminal history record information

The term criminal history record information means information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, information, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release. The term does not include identification information such as fingerprint records if such information does not indicate the individual’s involvement with the criminal justice system.

(3)

License

The term license means a license, multistate license, certification, or other authorization by which a State licensing authority authorizes an individual to practice an occupation or profession in that State.

(4)

Privilege

The term privilege means a grant of authority issued pursuant to an interstate compact to a license holder that permits the license holder to practice in a compact member State.

(5)

State

The term State means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia.

(6)

State identification bureau

The term State identification bureau has the meaning given such term in section 6402(c).

(7)

State licensing authority

The term State licensing authority means a State licensing board, agency, department, or other entity that is empowered under the law of that State to grant a license to practice an occupation or profession.

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September 28, 2026

Reported from the Committee on Education and Workforce with an amendment

September 28, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed