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H.R. 6605 · 112th Congress

To eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA Identification grant program.

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 112th Congress ended.

1 cosponsor · 1 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Nov 27, 2012
  2. House Passed Dec 5, 2012

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to repeal a reporting requirement under the DNA identification grant program that requires each state or local government that receives a grant to submit to the Attorney General, for each year in which funds are expended, a report on the activities carried out and an assessment of whether such…

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Dec 5, 2012

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to repeal a reporting requirement under the DNA identification grant program that requires each state or local government that receives a grant to submit to the Attorney General, for each year in which funds are expended, a report on the activities carried out and an assessment of whether such activities are meeting the needs identified in the grant application.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA Identification grant program.

Latest action (Dec 7, 2012): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 27, 2012

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Nov 27, 2012
  2. House Passed Dec 5, 2012

No recorded floor vote found.