A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The SHARE Act of 2025 authorizes the use of FBI criminal history record information for managing certain licenses. It directs the Director of the FBI to provide criminal history information to State licensing authorities through agreements with law enforcement or State identification bureaus. This information is intended for background checks for individuals seeking a license or privilege to practice an occupation or profession within an interstate compact. The bill includes specific definitions for terms like Commission, license, and criminal history record information. It also establishes strict rules regarding how this information can be used and shared.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +4
Does this give people more control over their personal data?
The bill includes strict privacy protections by prohibiting the sharing of criminal history with anyone other than the specific licensing authority.
- Scored +3
Does this make it easier to do business across state lines?
The bill facilitates easier movement of professionals across state lines via interstate compacts.
- Scored +3
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The bill protects individual privacy by strictly limiting the dissemination of sensitive criminal history information.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Facilitation of Professional Licensing: The Director of the FBI is required to furnish criminal history record information to State licensing authorities to assist in conducting background checks for those seeking a license or privilege to practice an occupation or profession (Section 2(b)).
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Protection of Sensitive Information: State licensing authorities are prohibited from sharing criminal history record information with a compact's Commission, other State entities, or the public, ensuring the information is used solely for the intended background check purpose (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Streamlined Verification: Licensing authorities are expressly permitted to inform a compact Commission whether a background check was completed and if the results were satisfactory without violating privacy restrictions (Section 2(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make it easier to do business across state lines? — The bill facilitates easier movement of professionals across state lines via interstate compacts. Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill protects individual privacy by strictly limiting the dissemination of sensitive criminal history information. Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill empowers state licensing authorities to access federal criminal history data. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill requires the FBI Director to provide information to states, which involves federal-state coordination.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill enhances consumer protection by ensuring professional licenses are subject to consistent criminal background checks. Is this likely to create jobs? — By streamlining professional licensing through interstate compacts, the bill facilitates labor mobility and job opportunities. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Streamlining professional licensing processes can support economic growth by easing interstate commerce and labor movement.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — The bill includes strict privacy protections by prohibiting the sharing of criminal history with anyone other than the specific licensing authority.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Professionals and businesses benefit from more efficient interstate licensing processes.
- 3/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat · Rhode Island