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
Crime
August 7, 2015
Senate Committee Examines Federal Prison System
On August 4, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing, “ Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons: First-Hand Accounts of Challenges Facing the Federal Prison System .” Piper Kerman , author, “Orange isView More
July 24, 2015
Senate Committee Passes SURVIVE Act for Indian Victims
On July 22, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed, by voice vote, the Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian VictimsView More
July 24, 2015
Juvenile Justice Bill Clears Senate Committee
On July 23, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by voice vote, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act ( S. 1169 ).View More
June 19, 2015
Rapid DNA Legislation Subject of House Hearing
On June 18, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations held a hearing on the Rapid DNAView More
June 12, 2015
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Commerce, Justice, Science Spending Bill
On June 11, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 27-3, the FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The Commerce, Justice,View More
June 5, 2015
House Passes Commerce, Justice, Science Spending Bill
On June 3, the House passed, 242-183, the FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) spending bill ( H.R. 2578 ).View More
May 22, 2015
Senate Committee Examines Rape Kit Backlog
On May 20, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution held a hearing, “ Taking Sexual Assault Seriously: The Rape Kit Backlog and Human Rights. ” “For too long, survivors ofView More
March 20, 2015
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Child Pornography Restitution
On March 19, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigation held a hearing, “ Child Exploitation Restitution Following the Paroline v. United States Decision .” TheView More
September 19, 2014
Senate Clears DNA Testing Bill
On September 18, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4323). The House approved theView More