Congress·In Progress·H.R. 2332

SHARE Act of 2025

Professional Licensing: FBI Background Check Sharing

Jun 25·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committee

The SHARE Act of 2025 passed a committee vote on June 24, 2026, and is now waiting for further action in the House. Because most bills do not make it out of committee, this progress shows the bill is actively moving through the process. The House must now decide on the next steps for the bill.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

The bill has support from both parties and addresses a common problem for workers, but it still needs to move through several committees to become law.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 1310 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1310 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill helps people with professional licenses, like nurses or teachers, work in different states more easily. It allows the FBI to share criminal background check results directly with state licensing boards.
Currently, some states struggle to get the federal background data they need to approve licenses for workers coming from other states. This bill fixes that by making sure the FBI provides the necessary records to state agencies.
To protect privacy, state boards are not allowed to share the actual criminal records with the public or the national groups that manage these state-to-state agreements. They can only say if the person passed or failed the check.
This change supports interstate compacts, which are agreements between states to recognize each other's professional licenses. It aims to reduce paperwork and help people start their new jobs faster when they move.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

3 milestones4 actions

Jun 25, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Jun 25, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 25, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

SHARE Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2332

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

Data Sources

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Cosponsors

(28)

D: 8R: 20

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