H.R. 510: Rapid DNA Act of 2017
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H.R. 510: Rapid DNA Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Signed by President.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
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Official title
Rapid DNA Act of 2017
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders. Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample. DNA samples prepared by criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments in compliance the FBI-issued standards and procedures may be included in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). (Sec. 3) The bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to allow the FBI to waive certain existing requirements if a DNA sample is analyzed using Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included in CODIS.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 24 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 510, Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (2017-05-10)
Cosponsors on this site
Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John R. Carter (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr510.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr510 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115