Mandate criminal background checks for entertainment industry workers who will have frequent or private interaction with, or compulsory authority over, minors, limited to screening for offenses involving violence, sex, stalking, or minors.

Ro Khanna · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support federal legislation mandating criminal background checks for covered entertainment industry workers interacting with minors.. Promised outcome: Entertainment industry workers with frequent or private interaction with, or compulsory authority over, minors would be subject to criminal background checks limited to offenses involving violence, sex, stalking, or minors.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal House legislation in the 119th Congress; Khanna listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10249, the Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026.

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Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Kim, and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Bill Number H.R. 10249 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026 Full Title To mandate a criminal background check, screening only for offenses that involve violence, sex, stalking, or minors, for any individual involved with an entertainment industry project who will have frequent or private interaction with, or compulsory authority over minors.

Khanna was listed as a cosponsor of the introduced Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026, a bill to mandate limited criminal background checks for entertainment industry workers interacting with minors.

H.R. 10249 (IH) - Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10249ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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