July 8, 2016
House Committee Approves Sexual Assault Survivor, DNA Testing Bills
On July 7, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 5578, the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act, and H.R. 320, theView More
Violence Against Women
June 17, 2016
Senate Clears Defense Authorization Legislation
On June 14, the Senate approved, 85-13, S. 2943 , the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate Armed Services Committee passedView More
June 17, 2016
Senate Approves Bills to Address DNA Backlog
On June 16, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. 2577 , the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, and S. 2348 , the RapidView More
June 17, 2016
Defense Spending Bill Clears House
On June 16, the House approved, 282-138, H.R. 5293 , the FY2017 Defense spending bill. The House Appropriations Committee approved the legislationView More
June 10, 2016
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Labor, HHS Spending Bill
On June 9, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 29-1, the FY2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesView More
May 27, 2016
CJS Spending Bill Approved by House Committee
On May 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related AgenciesView More
May 27, 2016
State Department Authorization Bill Passes House Committee
On May 26, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, S. 1635 , the Department of State Operations Authorization andView More
May 20, 2016
CJS Spending Bill Clears House Subcommittee
On May 18, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies passed, by voice vote, theView More
May 13, 2016
Defense Authorization Bill Clears Senate Committee
On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved, 23-3, S. 2814, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The PersonnelView More
May 13, 2016
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Improve DNA Analysis
On May 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by voice vote, S. 2577 , the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, as amended.View More