Justice Served Act of 2018 became law 263 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 113 words.
Justice Served Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to add, as a purpose area under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must allocate a specified percentage of grant funds for such purpose, subject to limitations. Additionally, of amounts made available over FY2019-FY2022 for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other forensic activities, DOJ must allocate at least 5% for grants to prosecute cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 50 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 524 words
- Subjects
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Latest action
- Oct 9, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-257.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 115th S. 2345 Justice Served Act of 2018 R · Introduced