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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 706
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act
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Introduced 2025-01-23Topic: governance ethicsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceDHS Biodetection Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess how it has utilized Department of Energy national laboratories and sites for research and development in carrying out DHS missions and to report to Congress a strategy for how DHS will conduct biodetection research and development in coordination with such laboratories and sites.
Sponsors
- Dale W. Strong Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-03-11 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047) | |
| 2025-03-11 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047) | floor pass | |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126) | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706. | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048) | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced in House | introduce |