H.R. 5057 - Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

Criminal justice. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has become law. 
Amendments:
1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on September 25, 2008.

Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008

H.R. 5057 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.
Other Titles
  • Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Carolyn Maloney
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Criminal justice
  • Authorization
  • Budgets
  • Child sexual abuse
  • Children
  • Congress
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Correctional personnel
  • Criminal investigation
  • Criminal justice information
  • DNA
  • Data banks
  • Employee training
  • Evidence (Law)
  • Executive departments
  • Federal advisory bodies
  • Federal aid to law enforcement
  • Federal-local relations
  • Federal-state relations
  • Forensic chemistry
  • Forensic medicine
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Governmental investigations
  • Homicide
  • Identification devices
  • Intergovernmental fiscal relations
  • Job training
  • Judicial officers
  • Laboratories
  • Law
  • Medical care
  • Medicine
  • Missing persons
  • Murder
  • Police training
  • Prisoners
  • Prosecution
  • Rape
  • Research and development
  • Science policy
  • Security measures
  • Sex crimes
  • State and local government
  • Technology
  • Women
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced1/17/2008
    Referred to Committee
    Amendments (1 proposed)
    Passed House7/14/2008
    Passed Senate9/25/2008
    Signed by President10/08/2008
    Bill History
    Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
    select this voteHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.7/14/2008PASSED by voice vote
    currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.9/25/2008PASSED by voice vote
    select this voteSenateAmendment SA 5646 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.9/25/2008PASSED by voice vote
    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced1/17/2008
    1/17/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E45)
    1/17/2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
    2/04/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
    5/06/2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
    5/13/2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
    5/13/2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
    5/14/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
    6/11/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
    Put on a legislative calendar6/11/2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
    7/14/2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-757.
    Put on a legislative calendar7/14/2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.
    7/14/2008Mr. Schiff moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
    7/14/2008Considered under suspension of the rules.
    7/14/2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5057.
    select this voteHouse Vote on Passage7/14/2008On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
    7/14/2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
    7/15/2008Received in the Senate.
    8/01/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    9/08/2008Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
    9/08/2008Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    9/25/2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
    9/25/2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
    currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage9/25/2008Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
    9/25/2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
    9/25/2008Amendment SA 5646 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Biden.
    select this voteVote9/25/2008Amendment SA 5646 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
    Presented to President9/27/2008Cleared for White House.
    9/27/2008Mr. Conyers moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
    9/27/2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5057.
    9/27/2008On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
    Presented to President9/30/2008Presented to President.
    Signed10/08/2008Signed by President.
    Enacted10/08/2008Became Public Law No: 110-360.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
    select this voteS. Amdt. 5646Biden, Joseph [D-DE]September 25, 2008Passed by voice vote on September 24, 2008.

    In the nature of a substitute.

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    Votes

    2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    2 organizations supported this bill

    Innocence Project
    (n.d.). Hearing on the “Reauthorization and Improvement of DNA Initiatives of the Justice For All Act of 2004". Retrieved n.d., from .
    Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
    (n.d.). National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    American Civil Liberties Union
    (n.d.). ACLU Opposes Expansion of Federal DNA Program to Arrestee Testing. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Human Rights interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Vote
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0Yes
    Max BaucusDMT$0$0Yes
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0Yes
    Bob BennettRUT$0$0Yes
    Joe BidenDDE$0$0Yes
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0Yes
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0Yes
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0Yes
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0Yes
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0Yes
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0Yes
    Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
    Robert ByrdDWV$250$0Yes
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,000$0Yes
    Ben CardinDMD$750$0Yes
    Tom CarperDDE$0$0Yes
    Bob CaseyDPA$500$0Yes
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0Yes
    Hillary ClintonDNY$5,300$0Yes
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0Yes
    Norm ColemanRMN$0$0Yes
    Susan CollinsRME$0$0Yes
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0Yes
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Yes
    John CornynRTX$0$0Yes
    Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
    Jim DeMintRSC$500$0Yes
    Chris DoddDCT$0$0Yes
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$0Yes
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0Yes
    Byron DorganDND$0$0Yes
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$0Yes
    John EnsignRNV$0$0Yes
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
    Russ FeingoldDWI$1,000$0Yes
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0Yes
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0Yes
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0Yes
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$0Yes
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$0Yes
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0Yes
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0Yes
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0Yes
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0Yes
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,000$0Yes
    John KerryDMA$0$0Yes
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0Yes
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0Yes
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,000$0Yes
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$0Yes
    Patrick LeahyDVT$250$0Yes
    Carl LevinDMI$0$0Yes
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0Yes
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0Yes
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$0Yes
    John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
    Claire McCaskillDMO$500$0Yes
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0Yes
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0Yes
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$500$0Yes
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0Yes
    Patty MurrayDWA$750$0Yes
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0Yes
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$250$0Yes
    Barack ObamaDIL$3,500$0Yes
    Mark PryorDAR$700$0Yes
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0Yes
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0Yes
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0Yes
    Ken SalazarDCO$300$0Yes
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0Yes
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0Yes
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0Yes
    Gordon SmithROR$0$0Yes
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0Yes
    Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0Yes
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0Yes
    Ted StevensRAK$0$0Yes
    John SununuRNH$0$0Yes
    Jon TesterDMT$750$0Yes
    John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
    David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
    George VoinovichROH$0$0Yes
    John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0Yes
    Roger WickerRMS$0$0Yes
    Ron WydenDOR$0$0Yes

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
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    Vote
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0Yes
    Max BaucusDMT$0$0Yes
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0Yes
    Bob BennettRUT$0$0Yes
    Joe BidenDDE$0$0Yes
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0Yes
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0Yes
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0Yes
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0Yes
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0Yes
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0Yes
    Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
    Robert ByrdDWV$250$0Yes
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,000$0Yes
    Ben CardinDMD$750$0Yes
    Tom CarperDDE$0$0Yes
    Bob CaseyDPA$500$0Yes
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0Yes
    Hillary ClintonDNY$5,300$0Yes
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0Yes
    Norm ColemanRMN$0$0Yes
    Susan CollinsRME$0$0Yes
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0Yes
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Yes
    John CornynRTX$0$0Yes
    Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
    Jim DeMintRSC$500$0Yes
    Chris DoddDCT$0$0Yes
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$0Yes
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0Yes
    Byron DorganDND$0$0Yes
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$0Yes
    John EnsignRNV$0$0Yes
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
    Russ FeingoldDWI$1,000$0Yes
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0Yes
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0Yes
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0Yes
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$0Yes
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$0Yes
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0Yes
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0Yes
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0Yes
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0Yes
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,000$0Yes
    John KerryDMA$0$0Yes
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0Yes
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0Yes
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,000$0Yes
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$0Yes
    Patrick LeahyDVT$250$0Yes
    Carl LevinDMI$0$0Yes
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0Yes
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0Yes
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$0Yes
    John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
    Claire McCaskillDMO$500$0Yes
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0Yes
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0Yes
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$500$0Yes
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0Yes
    Patty MurrayDWA$750$0Yes
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0Yes
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$250$0Yes
    Barack ObamaDIL$3,500$0Yes
    Mark PryorDAR$700$0Yes
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0Yes
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0Yes
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0Yes
    Ken SalazarDCO$300$0Yes
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0Yes
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0Yes
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0Yes
    Gordon SmithROR$0$0Yes
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0Yes
    Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0Yes
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0Yes
    Ted StevensRAK$0$0Yes
    John SununuRNH$0$0Yes
    Jon TesterDMT$750$0Yes
    John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
    David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
    George VoinovichROH$0$0Yes
    John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0Yes
    Roger WickerRMS$0$0Yes
    Ron WydenDOR$0$0Yes

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Human Rights$19,800

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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