SHARE Act of 2025
Professional Licensing: FBI Background Check Sharing
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill helps people in licensed professions, such as nursing or teaching, work across state lines more easily. It gives state licensing boards the authority to get criminal background information directly from the FBI to verify a worker's history.
- Many states have agreements called "compacts" that allow a professional to work in several states using one license. This law fixes a technical problem by making sure the FBI can legally provide the data needed to approve these multi-state work privileges.
- The policy includes privacy protections for workers. State boards are forbidden from sharing a person's specific criminal records with the public or other groups. They can only share a simple "pass" or "fail" result regarding the background check.
- By making background checks more efficient, the bill aims to help fill job openings in critical fields and make it easier for families to move to new states without losing their ability to work.
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Related News
2 articles
10 Key MedTech Themes for 2025
The SHARE Act is identified as a pivotal solution to administrative barriers facing interstate licensure compacts. By granting the FBI clear authority to run background checks, the bill aims to address the healthcare workforce shortage by allowing practitioners to work across multiple states.
Bipartisan SHARE Act Reintroduced to Fix Compact Background Check Bottleneck
The article details the reintroduction of the SHARE Act by Sens. Blackburn and Welch. It explains that the bill clarifies the FBI's authority to share criminal record information with state agencies, resolving a technical error that previously blocked background checks for interstate compacts.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
SHARE Act of 2025
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