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H.R. 3087 (106th)

DNA Backlog Elimination Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

14 October 1999

Last action

23 March 2000 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

20 August 2025

Summary

DNA Backlog Elimination Act - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to develop a voluntary plan to assist State and local forensic laboratories in performing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted offenders and in analyzing all casework evidence for unsolved crimes in a manner that will provide for their entry into the Combined DNA Indexing System. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 14 October 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 October 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 March 2000

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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