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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN LICENSING AND DOCUMENTATION ACT OF 2025

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On 2026-04-21, Senator Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) delivered a floor speech titled "COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN LICENSING AND DOCUMENTATION ACT OF 2025" in the Senate. It referenced legislation including S1854, S1528.

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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN LICENSING AND DOCUMENTATION ACT OF 2025

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1854] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN LICENSING AND DOCUMENTATION ACT OF 2025 Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 128, S. 1528. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (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. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary. Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1528) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 1528 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation Act of 2025'' or the ``CHILD Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. 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;''. ____________________

Referenced legislation: S1528, S1528

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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN LICENSING AND DOCUMENTATION ACT OF 2025 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1854] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN LICENSING AND DOCUMENTATION ACT OF 2025 Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 128, S. 1528. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (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. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary. Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1528) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 1528 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation Act of 2025'' or the ``CHILD Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. 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;''. ____________________ Referenced legislation: S1528, S1528