Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in DNA

Bill Signed by President: H.R.5057 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.

October 08, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.5057 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.

October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-360.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.5057 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.

September 30, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.5057 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.

September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.3105 Funding DNA Technology Initiative Act of 2008

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

A bill to authorize funding for the Advancing Justice through DNA Technology initiative.

Bill Introduced: S.3104 DNA Felony Collection Act of 2008

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

A bill to require that all individuals convicted of a felony under State law provide a DNA sample.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.340 To make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 493.

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

To make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 493.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5193 To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5057 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.

Bill Introduced: S.2404 Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007

2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3990 Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act

2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

To reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2237 Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007

2007-10-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to fight crime.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3860 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the use of DNA testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship, and for other purposes.

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the use of DNA testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3833 Convicted Child Sex Offender DNA Index System Support Act

2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

To eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.340 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.

2007-04-26T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1321 Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007

2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1148 Safe Food Act of 2007

2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.654 Safe Food Act of 2007

2007-02-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.977 Genomic Research and Accessibility Act

2007-02-09T00:00:00Z

To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of human genetic material.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.100 Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.

2007-01-24T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.