United States · Bill · S
S. 1185 (99th)
Juvenile Detention Employees Clearance Act of 1985
Introduced
22 May 1985
Last action
3 June 1985 · Referred
Status
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Sponsors
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Juvenile Detention Employees Clearance Act of 1985 - Prohibits the employment of any person at a facility maintained for the detention, correction, care, or treatment of juveniles unless a nationwide criminal record check has ascertained whether such person poses a significant danger of abuse or mistreatment of the juveniles. Directs the Attorney General to assist State governments in their investigations.
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Timeline
22 May 1985
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 May 1985
Sponsors
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1185
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1185
- us · 99-s-1185 · source updated 10 August 2026