DHS Biodetection Improvement Act passed the House 47 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 23, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberMar 11, 2025
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 58 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Homeland Security Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 27 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 490 words
- Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovationsChemical and biological weaponsCongressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationInfectious and parasitic diseasesPublic contracts and procurement +1 more
- Latest action
- Mar 12, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]