H.R. 4954: Protecting Our Children Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-24 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protecting Our Children Act

Plain summary

Protecting Our Children Act - Amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to exempt from its prohibition against lie detector use the employers of prospective employees who care for or supervise or interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis. Requires such prospective employees to be given reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of their right to consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test.

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Official text

Protecting Our Children Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4954.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4954 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113