Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10249 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10249 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Kim, and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. IN GENERAL. Whoever participates in an entertainment industry project in any position where that individual would have supervisory duties or compulsory authority over any minor who is not their biological child or legal ward, or where the duties or activities of that individual would involve frequent or private interaction with any minor who is not their biological child or legal ward, shall be subject to a requirement to successfully pass a criminal background check, within 90 days prior to their first day of work or receipt of entertainment industry project ownership interest, that includes Live Scan fingerprint clearance or equivalent background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, screening only for offenses th