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Grants for DNA Backlog Prosecutions Act

Introduced: April 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grants for DNA Backlog Prosecutions Act - Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to direct the Attorney General to make grants to train and employ personnel to help prosecute cases cleared through the use of funds provided for DNA backlog elimination.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 4
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 27, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 28, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 21, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 20, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 14, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 14, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 24, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 25, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 25, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 12, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1602: Grants for DNA Backlog Prosecutions Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1602/
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"H.R. 1602: Grants for DNA Backlog Prosecutions Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1602/.
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H.R. 1602, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1602/.
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