What does Preamble of SHARE Act of 2025 do?

This bill, formally titled 'To authorize the use of Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information for administration of certain licenses,' aims to authorize the use of Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information for the administration of certain licenses.

What does SHORT TITLE. of SHARE Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act of 2025.

What does SHARING AND USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. of SHARE Act of 2025 do?

This section amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to establish definitions and procedures for sharing criminal history record information. It requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide criminal history record information to State licensing authorities, through agreements with State law enforcement agencies or State identification bureaus, as required by interstate compacts. State licensing authorities are restricted from sharing criminal history record information with the compact's Commission, other State entities, or the public, except for informing the Commission about the completion of a background check and whether it was satisfactory. The term 'Commission' is defined as a joint governmental entity, including an interstate compact commission, established by legislative enactment of an interstate compact. The term 'criminal history record information' includes notations of arrests, indictments, charges, and dispositions, but excludes fingerprint records without criminal justice system involvement.

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SHARE Act of 2025

Last updated: 3/25/2025 · Introduced: 3/25/2025

Author: Peter Welch (D-VT)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill authorizes the FBI to share criminal history record information with state licensing authorities for background checks, as required by interstate compacts.
State licensing authorities receiving this information are limited in how they can share it, primarily restricted to informing a commission established by the interstate compact about background check completion and results.
The bill defines key terms like 'Commission' and 'criminal history record information' to clarify the scope of information sharing and oversight.

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