US Congress House Bill 320 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-6)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-23 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 703.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rapid DNA Act of 2016 Amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require: the advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods appointed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include members from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; such board to develop, and the Director to issue, standards for testing the proficiency of qualified agencies (i.e., booking stations, jails, prisons, detention centers, other law enforcement organizations and facilities outside of forensic laboratories) and operators in conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems (i.e., fully automated systems that prepare and analyze DNA samples with no operator intervention); the National Institute of Justice to certify that the blind external proficiency testing program for DNA analyses has been established and made available to such qualified agencies or is not feasible; and the Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information to include information on DNA identification records and DNA analyses prepared by such qualified agencies that are engaged in the intake, processing, booking, detention, or incarceration of individuals charged or convicted of qualifying offenses and that conduct the analysis of DNA samples on a sample-to-answer DNA analysis system.

Rapid DNA Act of 2016

Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-23	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 703.
2016-12-23	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-893.
2016-07-07	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-07-07	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-07-05	House	Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
2015-06-18	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/320/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr320/BILLS-114hr320ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr320/BILLS-114hr320rh.pdf