[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 572 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 572

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2007

  Mr. King of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


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

Whereas registries tracking sex offenders are important tools in protecting 
        against recidivism among sex offenders;
Whereas the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent 
        Offender Registration Act (the ``Wetterling Act'', 42 U.S.C. 14071), 
        established guidelines for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
        territories to require sex offenders to register where they reside, 
        work, and attend school, as applicable;
Whereas the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (the ``Walsh Act'', 
        Public Law 109-248), expanded the range of offenses that require 
        registration in the Wetterling Act, as well as extended the requirement 
        to register to juveniles convicted of serious sex offenses;
Whereas the Walsh Act requires all jurisdictions to implement at least the 
        registration requirements described in title I of the Walsh Act by July 
        27, 2009; and
Whereas section 120 of the Walsh Act established the Dru Sjodin National Sex 
        Offender Public Website to enable the public to obtain relevant 
        information for each sex offender by a single query for any given zip 
        code or geographical radius: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives encourages--
            (1) employers to check the names of potential employees 
        with the Federal and State sex offender registries when hiring 
        for positions that involve teaching, supervising, interacting 
        with, or working in the general vicinity of children;
            (2) online dating sites to check the names of site members 
        and individuals seeking site membership with the Federal and 
        State sex offender registries, and take appropriate measures to 
        prevent inappropriate use of such sites, including prohibiting 
        access to individuals that are listed on such registries; and
            (3) all States and jurisdictions to expeditiously implement 
        at least the registration requirements described in title I of 
        the Walsh Act before July 27, 2009, and to the greatest extent 
        possible implement stricter requirements than those so 
        described.
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