Rapid DNA Act of 2014
Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedDec 3, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rapid DNA Act of 2014 - Amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require:
- the advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods appointed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include members from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies;
- such board to develop, and the Director to issue, standards for testing the proficiency of qualified agencies (i.e., booking stations, jails, prisons, detention centers, other law enforcement organizations and facilities outside of forensic laboratories) and operators in conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems (i.e., fully automated systems that prepare and analyze DNA samples with no operator intervention);
- the National Institute of Justice to certify that the blind external proficiency testing program for DNA analyses has been established and made available to such qualified agencies or is not feasible; and
- the Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information to include information on DNA identification records and DNA analyses prepared by such qualified agencies that are engaged in the intake, processing, booking, detention, or incarceration of individuals charged or convicted of qualifying offenses and that conduct the analysis of DNA samples on a sample-to-answer DNA analysis system.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 11, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Dec 11, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Dec 3, 2014Introduced in House
- Dec 3, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- District of Columbia
- Evidence and witnesses
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Genetics
- Law enforcement officers
- Performance measurement
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2014Introduced in House
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