Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 29, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-182.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2014
- Passed HouseApr 7, 2014
- Passed SenateSep 18, 2014
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2014
- Became lawSep 29, 2014Public Law 113-182
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Debbie Smith Act of 2004 to reauthorize funding through FY2019 for: (1) the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program; (2) DNA training and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers; and (3) sexual assault forensic exam program grants.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2014 to Apr 7, 2014; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 1, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Joe Garcia | Apr 7, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2014Markup Apr 2, 2014Reported Apr 7, 2014 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2014 | |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2014Discharged Mar 31, 2014 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2014Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2014Signed by President.
- Sep 29, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-182.
- Sep 18, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5763)
- Sep 18, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5763 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD, John Cornyn R-TX, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2358, S2359 | Harry Reid D-NV, John Cornyn R-TX | Apr 10, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2980–H2983Text printed H2980 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Apr 7, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2895 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Apr 3, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 7, 2014H.R. 4323, Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2745.
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 9
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41800 | The Use of DNA by the Criminal Justice System and the Federal Role: Background, Current Law, and Grants | Report | Apr 18, 2022 |
| R44499 | Department of Transportation (DOT): FY2017 Appropriations Archived | Report | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R44063 | Department of Transportation (DOT): FY2016 Appropriations Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2015 |
| R43208 | Community Development Block Grants: Funding Issues in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Mar 11, 2015 |
| R43776 | Congressional Action on FY2015 Appropriations Measures Archived | Report | Mar 9, 2015 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 8, 2014Received in Senate
- Apr 7, 2014Reported in House
- Apr 7, 2014Engrossed in House
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
