Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1961
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2005-11-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety
Criminal justice information
Day care
Employee selection
Families
Fingerprints
Government Operations and Politics
Identification of criminals
Labor and Employment
Nonprofit organizations
Personnel records
Social Welfare
Supervisors
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: 
Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act of 2005 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend the Child Safety Pilot Program, under which volunteer organizations serving children and youth may obtain criminal history background checks on their volunteers, for an additional 30-month period. 

 Expands the types of volunteer organizations eligible to participate in such program.

Shortens deadlines for return of background check results under such program. 

action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act of 2005 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend the Child Safety Pilot Program, under which volunteer organizations serving children and youth may obtain criminal history background checks on their volunteers, for an additional 30-month period. 

 Expands the types of volunteer organizations eligible to participate in such program.

Shortens deadlines for return of background check results under such program. 

action_date: 2005-11-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act of 2005 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend the Child Safety Pilot Program, under which volunteer organizations serving children and youth may obtain criminal history background checks on their volunteers, for an additional 30-month period. 

 Expands the types of volunteer organizations eligible to participate in such program.

Shortens deadlines for return of background check results under such program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-11-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-11-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-11-18
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13412; text as passed Senate: CR S13412)
action_date: 2005-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13412; text as passed Senate: CR S13412)
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 298.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12401-12402)
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Introduced in Senate