H.R. 4894: To provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-07 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 259 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4894 (2006-06-13), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 12, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Attorney General, upon a request of the chief executive officer of a state, to conduct fingerprint-based checks of the national crime information databases on public or private school employees, job applicants, or volunteers for positions involving work with or around children. Restricts the disclosure of information from such checks. Imposes criminal penalties for unauthorized release of such information.

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Official text

To provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] · 55 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4894, A bill to provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children (2006-06-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4894, A bill to provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children (2006-06-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 259 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4894 (2006-06-13): Passed

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4894.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4894 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109