H.R. 320 · 114th Congress
Rapid DNA Act of 2015
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SensenbrennerSponsor16 cosponsors · 6 D, 10 R
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Swalwell
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Chabot
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Davis
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Chaffetz
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Cohen
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Speier
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Honda
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Bishop
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Trott
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Wagner
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Rohrabacher
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Carter
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Jenkins
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Garamendi
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Lofgren
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Ratcliffe1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Dec 23, 2016
Rapid DNA Act of 2016
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rapid DNA Act of 2016
Latest action (Dec 23, 2016): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 703.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 13, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.