H.R. 3100 · 119th Congress · pending

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.

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

Latest official action 2026-07-15 · Reported

The bill, briefly

This bill restores the authority for businesses and organizations that provide care or care placement services for children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities (care-providing businesses and organizations) to request national criminal history background checks for contractors and for individuals they certify or license. Federal law authorizes care-providing businesses and organizations to request national criminal history background checks for certain covered individuals . From 1994 to 2018, covered individuals included three categories of individuals: (1) current or prospective employees or volunteers; (2) current or prospective owners or operators; and (3) anyone who had, may have had, or sought to have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities (e.g., contractors and licensees). In 2018, the Child Protection Improvements Act removed the third category, narrowing the scope of covered individuals to just two categories: (1) current or prospective employees or volunteers, and (2) current or prospective owners or operators. Under the law, an individual in one of the categories who has, may have, or seeks to have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities is a covered individual . This bill expands covered individuals to include additional categories: (1) current or prospective contractors, (2) current or prospective employ…

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Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-30

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

Russell Fry

House · SC District 7 · Republican

$719,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Jared Moskowitz

House · FL District 23 · Democratic

$640,294PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Laurel M. Lee

House · FL District 15 · Republican

$895,512PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Derek Schmidt

House · KS District 2 · Republican

$526,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Troy E. Nehls

House · TX District 22 · Republican

$191,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026

4 of 4 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500

Russell Fry · Sponsor · $5,000

Jared Moskowitz · Cosponsor · $7,500

Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000

Derek Schmidt · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Russell Fry

Jared Moskowitz

Laurel M. Lee

Derek Schmidt

Troy E. Nehls

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?