H.Res. 572 · 110th Congress

Encouraging employers and online dating sites to use sex offender registries for background checks.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Pete King
Introduced
2007-07-25
Latest action
2007-08-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summary

Encourages: (1) employers to check the names of potential employees with federal and state sex offender registries when hiring for positions involving children; (2) online dating sites to check the names of site members and those seeking site membership with federal and state sex offender registries and adopt appropriate safeguards; and (3) all states and jurisdictions to expeditiously implement sex offender registration requirements enacted by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.