The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
S 1890 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Carla Walker Act

Funds forensic DNA labs and genetic genealogy searches to solve crimes and identify remains.

Tradeoff

$10 million annually from 2027 through 2031 for DNA analysis grants and forensic equipment. Requires labs to check standard DNA databases before using genetic genealogy searches.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on June 10, 2026 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 22, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(May 22, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 14, 2026)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 10, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 15, 2026)