Rapid DNA Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 8/18/2017
Actions
- 2017-08-18Became Public Law No: 115-50.
- 2017-08-18Became Public Law No: 115-50.
- 2017-08-18Signed by President.
- 2017-08-18Signed by President.
- 2017-08-07Presented to President.
- 2017-08-07Presented to President.
- 2017-08-02Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2017-08-01Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4695)
- 2017-08-01Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4695)
- 2017-08-01Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2017-08-01Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2017-05-17Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-05-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-05-16On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4204)
- 2017-05-16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4204)
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-08-18 (49)
(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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- John Ratcliffe (R-TX)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Stevan Pearce (R-NM)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Genetics
Became law: Pub. L. 115-50
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