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Rapid DNA Act of 2017

Introduced: January 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-50.
Aug 18, 2017
Signed by President.
Aug 7, 2017
Presented to President.
Aug 2, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 1, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 17, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 16, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4204)
May 16, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4204)
May 16, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 510.
May 16, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4204-4205)
May 16, 2017
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 11, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.
May 11, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-117.
Apr 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Rapid DNA Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders.

Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.

DNA samples prepared by criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments in compliance the FBI-issued standards and procedures may be included in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

(Sec. 3) The bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to allow the FBI to waive certain existing requirements if a DNA sample is analyzed using Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included in CODIS.


What's happening now August 18, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-50.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4