The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2023
S 499

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Debbie Smith Act of 2023

Would have renewed federal grants for DNA evidence testing and the backlog of untested sexual assault kits through 2029.

Tradeoff

Would have reauthorized the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program through (the federal budget year that ends September 30). Grants help states and local governments collect and test DNA evidence, including sexual assault kits.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on November 2, 2023. The House never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 16, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Feb 16, 2023)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 2, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Nov 2, 2023)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Nov 6, 2023)