United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3398 (105th)
Volunteer Organization Safety Act of 1998
Introduced
5 March 1998
Last action
11 March 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsors
Pete Sessions, JOE BARTON, SAM JOHNSON, WILLIAM THORNBERRY, Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Kay Granger, Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33], Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], STEVE CHABOT
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Volunteer Organization Safety Act of 1998 - Prohibits the U.S. Government from requiring, as a condition of completing a State and Federal criminal history check on a volunteer through the national criminal history background check system, that the requesting entity supply such person's fingerprints.
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Timeline
5 March 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 March 1998 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 March 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 March 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 March 1998
Sponsors
- Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
- JOE BARTON · R · Sponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
- WILLIAM THORNBERRY · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Kay Granger · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- STEVE CHABOT · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3398
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3398
- us · 105-hr-3398 · source updated 21 August 2025