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HR 6174 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advanced technology and technological innovations Chemical and biological weapons Congressional oversight Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Infectious and parasitic diseases Public contracts and procurement Research and development

DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

Introduced: November 2, 2023 Introduced by: Strong, Dale W. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 12, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-239.
Nov 12, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
Jul 31, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 12, 2024
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Mar 8, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 7, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H791)
Mar 7, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H791)
Mar 7, 2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1025)
Mar 5, 2024
Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 5, 2024
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Mar 5, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6174.
Mar 5, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H791-792)
Dec 19, 2023
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-321.
Dec 19, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
Nov 8, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 8, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Nov 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess how it has utilized Department of Energy national laboratories and sites for research and development in carrying out DHS missions and to report to Congress a strategy for how DHS will conduct biodetection research and development in coordination with such laboratories and sites.

What's happening now November 12, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.

 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Nov 7, 2023
D'Esposito, Anthony
· Nov 2, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6174: DHS Biodetection Improvement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6174/
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"H.R. 6174: DHS Biodetection Improvement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6174/.
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H.R. 6174, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6174/.
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