House Bill 706
119th Congress(2025-2026)
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act
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Passed House on Mar 11, 2025
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
706
Congress
119
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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checkPassed on March 11, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
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03/12/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
03/11/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/11/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
03/11/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
03/11/2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)
03/10/2025
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
03/10/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706.
03/10/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048)
03/10/2025
Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/23/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
01/23/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
01/23/2025
Introduced in House
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Mar 15, 2025 3:23:20 AM