H.R. 3100House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

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.

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The bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to broaden who is considered a “covered individual” for background‑check purposes. It adds contractors, volunteers, and anyone licensed or certified by a qualified entity to the definition, allowing organizations that serve vulnerable groups—such as children—to request background checks on these people. This aims to improve safety for those populations by ensuring all individuals providing care or services are vetted.

Key Provisions

Expands the definition of a “covered individual” under the National Child Protection Act to include anyone who works under a contract with a qualified entity, not just direct employees.
Adds language so that volunteers, or people seeking to volunteer, with a qualified entity are also considered covered individuals.
Includes individuals who are licensed or certified, or who seek such licensing or certification, by a qualified entity as covered individuals.
These changes let businesses and organizations that serve vulnerable populations request background checks on contractors, volunteers, and licensed/certified providers they work with.

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

Judiciary Committee

July 15, 2026

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Introduced in House

April 30, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

April 30, 2025

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Judiciary Committee

July 15, 2026

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

Judiciary Committee

July 15, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 30, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3100

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2025

Mr. Fry (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

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.

Defining covered individual for purposes of background checks under the National Child Protection Act of 1993

Section 5(9)(B) of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (34 U.S.C. 40104(9)(B)) is amended—

(1)

in clause (i)—

(A)

by inserting , contracts with, after is employed by;

(B)

by inserting , contract with, after be employed by; and

(C)

by striking or at the end;

(2)

by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);

(3)

by inserting after clause (i) the following:

(ii)

is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, an entity that is under contract with a qualified entity;

;

(4)

in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by adding or at the end; and

(5)

by adding at the end the following:

(iv)

is licensed or certified, or seeks to be licensed or certified, by a qualified entity;