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S 1528 · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

CHILD Act of 2025

Introduced April 30, 2025 Latest action April 22, 2026 3 cosponsors

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Held at the desk.

Action timeline

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Apr 22, 2026
floor Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 22, 2026
floor Received in the House.
Apr 22, 2026
floor Held at the desk.
Apr 21, 2026
passed Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 21, 2026
passed Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1854; text: CR S1854)

Text versions

Each stage of the bill — official text published by GPO. Click any format to read on congress.gov / govinfo.

Apr 21, 2026 Engrossed in Senate
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Jul 28, 2025 Reported to Senate
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Apr 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Changelog

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  1. ih / isIntroduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfsReferred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rsReported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pchPlaced on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / esEngrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rdsReceived by the other chamber.
  7. eah / easEngrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / atsAgreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enrEnrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. plPublic Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. ppPublic Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcsenr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

+10 −33 29 unchanged
--- Reported (Senate)
+++ Engrossed (Senate)
@@ -1,36 +1,15 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 1528 Reported in Senate (RS)]
+[S. 1528 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
-Calendar No. 128
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
S. 1528
-
-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.
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-April 30, 2025
-
-Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the
-following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
-the Judiciary
-
-July 28, 2025
-
-Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that
businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are
@@ -70,26 +49,24 @@
``(iv) is licensed or certified, or seeks
to be licensed or certified, by a qualified
entity;''.
-Calendar No. 128
+Passed the Senate April 21, 2026.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
S. 1528
_______________________________________________________________________
-A BILL
+AN ACT
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.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-July 28, 2025
-
-Reported without amendment

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Cosponsors (3)

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