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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

CHILD Act of 2025

S. 1528Introduced Apr 30, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 22, 2026 — Held at the desk.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Christopher Coons (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.