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H.R. 7916 119th Congress House

CODIS Access Modernization Act

Official title: To amend title 34, United States Code, to authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 34, United States Code, to authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles to the National DNA Index System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2026 Introduced by: Troy E. Nehls Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • NATALIE KATO, P.A.
    for FORENSIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE · Florida · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • J BRABANT CAPITOL STRATEGIES
    for NATALIE KATO ON BEHALF OF THE FORENSIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE · Florida · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
    for CITY OF HOUSTON · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • NATALIE KATO, P.A.
    for FORENSIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE · Florida · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • J BRABANT CAPITOL STRATEGIES
    for NATALIE KATO ON BEHALF OF THE FORENSIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE · Florida · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • NATALIE KATO, P.A.
    for FORENSIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE · Florida · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7916: CODIS Access Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7916/
MLA
"H.R. 7916: CODIS Access Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7916/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7916, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7916/.
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[H.R. 7916: CODIS Access Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7916/)
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