Debbie Smith Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 30, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-72.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2023
- Passed SenateJul 11, 2024
- To the PresidentJul 25, 2024
- Became lawJul 30, 2024Public Law 118-72
Summary
Debbie Smith Act of 2023
This act 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 643 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed405–0 | Nov 13, 2023 |
Cosponsors 85
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2023 to Sep 20, 2023; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Mar 17, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 17, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| R-NY | George Santos | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | May 11, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 18, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | May 18, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 23, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | May 24, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 25, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jul 14, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Sep 20, 2023 |
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 Feb 17, 2023Markup Sep 28, 2023Reported Oct 25, 2023 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2024Signed by President.
- Jul 30, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-72.
- Jul 25, 2024Presented to President.
- Jul 12, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 11, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5147)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S5147 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Jul 11, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5677–H5679Text printed H5677Recorded votes H5710reauthorize | Ann Wagner R-MO, Darrell Issa R-CA, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 13, 2023 |
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
- Oct 10, 2023H.R. 1105, Debbie Smith Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 28, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 33, February 17, 2023, page H856.
CRS reports 14
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 14
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45997 | Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function | Report | Sep 17, 2026 |
| R48194 | The U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise: Background and Possible Issues for Congress | Report | Aug 15, 2025 |
| R47657 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities: In Brief Archived | Report | Jun 4, 2025 |
| RL33222 | U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel: Overview and Developments since October 7, 2023 | Report | May 28, 2025 |
| R48097 | Energy and Water Development: FY2025 Appropriations | Report | May 15, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 499 | Debbie Smith Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Nov 6, 2023 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Debbie Smith Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Debbie Smith Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Debbie Smith Act of 2023
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Debbie Smith Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Debbie Smith Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Evidence and witnesses
- Genetics
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Sex offenses
- Violent crime
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 14, 2023Placed on Calendar Senate
- Nov 13, 2023Engrossed in House
- Oct 25, 2023Reported in House
- Feb 17, 2023Introduced 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.
