H.R. 3100 – Reading Mode

Union Calendar No. 770

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3100

[Report No. 119–873]

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

November 5, 2026

Additional sponsors: Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Schmidt, and Mr. Nehls

November 5, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 30, 2025

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation Act of 2026 or the CHILD Act of 2026.

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;

November 5, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed