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H.R. 706 119th Congress House

DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

Official title: To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Dale W. Strong Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 11, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 11, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
Mar 11, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
Mar 11, 2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)
Mar 10, 2025
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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.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 10, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706.
Mar 10, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048)
Mar 10, 2025
Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 1

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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jan 23, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 706: DHS Biodetection Improvement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-706/
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"H.R. 706: DHS Biodetection Improvement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-706/.
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H.R. 706, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-706/.
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