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To authorize the use of Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information for administration of certain licenses.
Summary
- Authorizes the Federal Bureau of Investigation to share criminal history record information with state licensing authorities conducting background checks required by interstate compacts for professional licenses.
- Restricts use of criminal history information to background checks for individuals seeking to practice occupations or professions in compact member states.
- Prohibits state licensing authorities from sharing criminal history details with interstate compact commissions, other state entities, other licensing boards, or the public.
- Permits state licensing authorities to inform interstate compact commissions only of whether background checks have been completed and whether they were satisfactory.
- Applies to state licensing authorities administering professional licenses and privileges under interstate compacts.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
10 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Peter Welch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $8,600
- THE OLD MOUNTAIN COMPANY, INC. $3,300
- WEST FRONT STRATEGIES $2,500
- UCAR $2,300
- MINILEC SERVICE $2,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Peter Welch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the use of Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information for administration of certain licenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act of 2025” or the “SHARE Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. SHARING AND USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Subtitle E of title VI of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 41106 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 6404. SHARING AND USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
“(a) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means a joint governmental entity, including an interstate compact commission, established by legislative enactment of an interstate compact.
“(2) Criminal history record information.—The term ‘criminal history record information’—
“(A) means information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, information, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release; and
“(B) does not include identification information, such as fingerprint records, if such information does not indicate the individual’s involvement with the criminal justice system.
“(3) License.—The term ‘license’ means a license, multistate license, certification, or other authorization by which a State licensing authority authorizes an individual to practice an occupation or profession in that State.
“(4) Privilege.—The term ‘privilege’ means a grant of authority issued pursuant to an interstate compact to a license holder that permits the license holder to practice in a compact member State.
“(5) State.—The term ‘State’ means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
“(6) State identification bureau.—The term ‘State identification bureau’ has the meaning given such term in section 6402(c).
“(7) State licensing authority.—The term ‘State licensing authority’ means a State licensing board, agency, department, or other entity that is empowered under the law of that State to grant a license to practice an occupation or profession.
“(b) Requirement for Federal Bureau of Investigation To Provide Certain Criminal History Record Information.—Subject to the restrictions in subsection (c), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish or otherwise make available to a State licensing authority, through an agreement with a State law enforcement agency or State identification bureau, criminal history record information to the extent required by an interstate compact, or the regulations duly promulgated thereunder, for the purpose of conducting a criminal history background check of any individual seeking a license or privilege to practice an occupation or profession in a compact member State.
“(c) State Licensing Authority Use of Criminal History Record Information.—
“(1) Prohibition.—A State licensing authority that is a member of an interstate compact that requires completion of a criminal history background check for an individual for the purpose of acting upon a license or privilege of that individual to practice an occupation or profession in a State shall use such information solely for that purpose and may not share criminal history record information or any part thereof with the compact’s Commission, any other State entity or State Licensing Authority, or the public.
“(2) Sharing fact of completion of criminal history background check expressly permitted.—A State licensing authority informing a compact Commission of the completion of the criminal history background check, including a binary determination of whether or not the criminal history background check of an applicant was satisfactory, is expressly permitted under this section and shall not constitute the sharing of criminal history record information under paragraph (1).”. <all>
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