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S. 2515 · 114th Congress

Military Child Care Protection Act of 2016

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

RBR BurrSponsor
2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
BBD Boxer MKR Kirk

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires that the criminal background check of military child care system employees that is required pursuant to the Crime Control Act of 1990 be conducted pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department of Defense in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, which includes:

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 9, 2016

Military Child Care Protection Act of 2016

This bill requires that the criminal background check of military child care system employees that is required pursuant to the Crime Control Act of 1990 be conducted pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department of Defense in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, which includes:

  • searches of state criminal and sex offender registries and child abuse and neglect registries,
  • a search of the National Crime Information Center, and
  • a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check.

A provider of military child care services or youth program services must comply with criminal background check requirements under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 for the state in which such services are provided.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Military Child Care Protection Act of 2016

Latest action (Feb 9, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 9, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.