H.Res. 340 · 110th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many…
Full title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.
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4 cosponsors · 1 D, 3 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 26, 2007
- House Passed Sep 24, 2007 389–1
Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to giving victims involved in missing persons and unidentified human remains cases a voice.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Sep 24, 2007
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to giving victims involved in missing persons and unidentified human remains cases a voice.
Calls for: (1) continuing federal funding for DNA testing and the Combined DNA Index System; (2) greater cooperation between law enforcement agencies; (3) more comprehensive training and education for law enforcement agencies involved in missing person and unidentified human remains cases; (4) providing medical examiners and coroners with greater access to federal databases to compare evidence; and (5) efforts to raise awareness among victim service providers and the general public about the use of DNA and the Combined DNA Index System to identify the unidentified dead.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.
Latest action (Sep 24, 2007): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 26, 2007
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- House Introduced Apr 26, 2007
- House Passed Sep 24, 2007 389–1
Final vote · House · Sep 24, 2007
Adoption (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi