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H.R. 2874 (107th)

Debbie Smith Act

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Introduced

10 September 2001

Last action

28 September 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Sponsors

CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Anna Eshoo, Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Grace Napolitano, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Barbara Lee, Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], JOSE SERRANO, Zoe Lofgren, Betty McCollum, Maxine Waters, Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], JAMES LANGEVIN, James McGovern, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20], PETER KING, Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7], EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]

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Summary

Debbie Smith Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to eligible States to carry out sexual assault nurse examiner programs and to train law enforcement personnel and first responders in the handling of sexual assault cases and the collection and use of DNA samples for forensic evidence. Provides that for a State to be eligible to receive a grant, the chief executive officer of the State shall submit to the Attorney General an application which shall include a certification that the State shall comply with specified quality assurance standards. Sets forth provisions regarding restrictions on the use of funds and expenditure records. Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue (and revise periodically) standards for collecting and processing, for use as forensic evidence, samples on which DNA analysis may be carried out. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to eligible States to carry out DNA analyses of samples from crime scenes for inclusion in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System. Sets forth provisions regarding State eligibility, restrictions on uses of funds, and expenditure records.

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Timeline

  1. 10 September 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 September 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 September 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 September 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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