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H.R. 706 · 119th Congress

DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

Introduced Jan 23, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summary

DHS 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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)

  4. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)

  5. 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

  6. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706.

  7. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048)

  8. House

    Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  9. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

  10. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  11. Introduced in House