HR 706 ยท DHS Biodetection Improvement Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 12, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Dale W. Strong [R-AL-5]
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess how it has utilized Department of Energy national laboratories and sites for research and development in carrying out DHS missions and to report to Congress a strategy for how DHS will conduct biodetection research and development in coordination with such laboratories and sites.
Recent actions
- Mar 12, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 11, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 11, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
- Mar 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)
- Mar 11, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)
- Mar 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Mar 10, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706.
- Mar 10, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048)
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.