110 HRES 572 IH: Encouraging employers and online dating U.S. House of Representatives 2007-07-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 572 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 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

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.