# 119-s-1528: CHILD Act of 2025

119-s-1528, CHILD Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status passed_senate; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1528
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1528
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHILD Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands who is treated as a 'covered individual' for child-protection background checks.** It broadens the definition to include people employed by, contracting with, volunteering with, or seeking roles with entities that contract with a qualified entity, and it adds people who are licensed or certified by, or seek licensure or certification from, a qualified entity. - Workers and contractors: Employees and contractors of entities under contract with a qualified entity are brought under the background-check rules. - Volunteers and applicants: Volunteers and people seeking employment or volunteer positions with those entities are now included as covered individuals. - Licensed or certified professionals: Individuals who are licensed or certified by a qualified entity, or who seek such licensure or certification, are added to the covered definition.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More workers and contractors face background checks: cost, low. If enacted, more people connected to a “qualified entity” would need background checks. This would newly cover people who contract with a qualified entity. It would also cover people who work or volunteer for, or apply to work or volunteer for, an entity under contract with a qualified entity. Peop…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-825: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
- 119-s-419: Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1528 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1528)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-539)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-825: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-825)
- [119-s-419: Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-419)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1528 (as of 2026-09-21).