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House Bill 4854
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Justice Served Act of 2018
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-257 on Oct 9, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 19, 2018
Latest Action
Oct 9, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4854
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
John Carter
Texas
Democrat
Adam Schiff
California
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
California
Republican
Paul Cook
California
Democrat
Val Demings
Florida
Republican
Lynn Jenkins
Kansas
Republican
Fred Upton
Michigan
Democrat
Bill Pascrell
New Jersey
Democrat
Carolyn B. Maloney
New York
Republican
Peter King
New York
Republican
Jimmy Duncan
Tennessee
Republican
John Ratcliffe
Texas
Republican
Lamar Smith
Texas
Republican
Ted Poe
Texas
Republican
David Reichert
Washington
Republican
Jim Sensenbrenner
Wisconsin
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on May 15, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
182
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Justice Served Act of 2018

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.

Text (4)
Enrolled Bill
Received in Senate
May 16, 2018
Engrossed in House
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
January 19, 2018
Related Bills (1)
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
18
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2345
Justice Served Act of 2018
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (18)
10/09/2018
Became Public Law No: 115-257.
10/09/2018
Signed by President.
09/28/2018
Presented to President.
09/27/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
09/26/2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6348-6349)
09/26/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6348-6349)
05/16/2018
Received in the Senate, read twice.
05/15/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/15/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 1 (Roll no. 182). (text: CR H3945)
05/15/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 1 (Roll no. 182).(text: CR H3945)
05/15/2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3956)
05/15/2018
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/15/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4854.
05/15/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3945-3947)
05/15/2018
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/24/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
01/19/2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/19/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:55 PM
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