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HR 706 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

In plain language: 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.

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How it moved.

  1. Mar 12, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 11, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)
  4. Mar 11, 2025Passed/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)
  5. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  6. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House

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