[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 439 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 439

 To create a system of background checks for certain workers who enter 
                people's homes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To create a system of background checks for certain workers who enter 
                people's homes, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Domestic Consumer Safety Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN HOMES.

    The Federal Trade Commission shall make rules, on the record after 
opportunity for an agency hearing, to assure that businesses in 
commerce that send employees into people's homes perform adequate and 
appropriate background checks on those employees.

SEC. 3. SANCTIONS.

    Whoever violates a rule made by the Federal Trade Commission under 
section 2 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than 
$1,000,000.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``business in commerce'' means a 
business that is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.
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