Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.

Bill: 110-hres-340
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2007-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Coroners
Criminal justice information
DNA
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Forensic medicine
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labor and Employment
Missing persons
Police training
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: 
Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to giving victims involved in missing persons and unidentified human remains cases a voice. 

Calls for: (1) continuing federal funding for DNA testing and the Combined DNA Index System; (2) greater cooperation between law enforcement agencies; (3) more comprehensive training and education for law enforcement agencies involved in missing person and unidentified human remains cases; (4) providing medical examiners and coroners with greater access to federal databases to compare evidence; and (5) efforts to raise awareness among victim service providers and the general public about the use of DNA and the Combined DNA Index System to identify the unidentified dead.

action_date: 2007-09-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to giving victims involved in missing persons and unidentified human remains cases a voice. 

Calls for: (1) continuing federal funding for DNA testing and the Combined DNA Index System; (2) greater cooperation between law enforcement agencies; (3) more comprehensive training and education for law enforcement agencies involved in missing person and unidentified human remains cases; (4) providing medical examiners and coroners with greater access to federal databases to compare evidence; and (5) efforts to raise awareness among victim service providers and the general public about the use of DNA and the Combined DNA Index System to identify the unidentified dead.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 1 (Roll no. 894). (text: CR H10729)
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 1 (Roll no. 894).(text: CR H10729)
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10736)
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 340.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10729-10730)
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2007-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Introduced in House