# 114-hr-2618: Protecting Our Children Act

114-hr-2618, Protecting Our Children Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2618
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protecting Our Children Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2015-06-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Our Children Act Amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to exempt from its prohibition against lie detector use the employers of prospective employees who care for or supervise or interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis. Requires such prospective employees to be given reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of their right to consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6289: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6191: Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5958: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for Zika response and preparedness.
- 114-hr-5931: Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act
- 114-hr-5816: To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, to examine the impact on the national security of the United States of admitting ref…

## Sources
- [114-hr-2618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2618)

## Related
- [114-hr-6289: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6289)
- [114-hr-6191: Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6191)
- [114-hr-6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6103)
- [114-hr-5958: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for Zika response and p…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5958)
- [114-hr-5931: Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5931)
- [114-hr-5816: To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, to e…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2618 (as of 2025-11-18).