Debbie Smith Act of 2023
USA118th CongressS-499| Senate
| Updated: 11/6/2023
John Cornyn
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (16)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Debbie Smith Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program. The program provides grants to state and local governments to improve and expand the collection and analysis of DNA evidence, including evidence in sexual assault kits.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEvidence and witnessesGeneticsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex offensesViolent crime
Debbie Smith Act of 2023
USA118th CongressS-499| Senate
| Updated: 11/6/2023
Debbie Smith Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program. The program provides grants to state and local governments to improve and expand the collection and analysis of DNA evidence, including evidence in sexual assault kits.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
John Cornyn
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (16)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEvidence and witnessesGeneticsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex offensesViolent crime