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Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009

Act Details

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009 was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2010-01-25 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 111 United States Congress by Charles Ellis (chuck) Schumer in relation with: Child care and development, Child safety and welfare, Crime and law enforcement, Criminal justice information and records, Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations.

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009 became law (1) in the United States on 2010-03-01. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Judiciary (HSJU)

Sponsor

Charles Ellis (chuck) Schumer, Democrat, Senator from New York

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Orrin Grant Hatch, Republican, Senator, from Utah

Act Overview

Number: 2950 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: An Act to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (4)
Short Title: Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009
Date First Introduced: 2010-01-25
Sponsor Name: Orrin Grant Hatch
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2010-03-01
Type: s (7)
Main Topic: Crime and law enforcement
Related Bills: (8)
s3998-111, Reason: related, Type: bill
Summary of Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009 – Amends the PROTECT Act to extend by 14 months the Child Safety Pilot Program (allowing certain volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers).

Bill Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009 are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
[Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009)
[Note 4] An Act to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2010-01-25) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
[Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. An Act originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
[Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009, go to THOMAS.

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Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009