H.R. 2332: SHARE Act of 2025

H.R. 2332, the SHARE Act of 2025, would amend Subtitle E of title VI of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, 34 U.S.C. 41106 et seq., by adding a new section 6404. The core change is simple: the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would be required to furnish or make available criminal history record information to a State licensing authority, but only through an agreement with a State law enforcement agency or State identification bureau. The purpose is narrow and specific — criminal history background checks for people seeking a license or a privilege to practice an occupation or profession in a compact member State, and only when the background check is required by an interstate compact or regulations issued under that compact.

The bill also draws a hard line on privacy and data sharing. A State licensing authority that belongs to an interstate compact requiring background checks could not share criminal history record information, or any part of it, with the compact’s Commission, any other State entity, any other State Licensing Authority, or the public. That means the underlying FBI-supplied record stays with the licensing authority instead of circulating through the whole compact system.

At the same time, the bill does allow one limited type of disclosure: the State licensing authority may tell the compact Commission that the background check was completed and provide a binary determination of whether the applicant’s criminal history background check was satisfactory or not. In plain terms, the Commission can learn yes or no, but not the underlying arrest, detention, indictment, charge, acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, or release information that makes up criminal history record information under the bill’s definition.

The measure matters for workers in multistate professions because it tries to balance mobility and privacy. It broadens access to FBI records for compact-based licensing decisions, but it does so with tightly defined terms. A “license” includes a license, multistate license, certification, or other authorization. A “privilege” means authority issued under an interstate compact that lets a license holder practice in a compact member State. And “State” is defined broadly to include any State, territory, or possession of the United States, plus the District of Columbia, so the bill’s reach extends beyond the 50 states.