H.R. 5107 (IH) - Justice for All Act of 2004 - BILLS-108hr5107ih | Content Details

H.R. 5107 (IH) - Justice for All Act of 2004

Action: Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Hart, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Nadler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Full Title: To protect crime victims’ rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: John Conyers, Jr. (MI); Steve Chabot (OH); Howard Coble (NC); Bill Delahunt (MA); Deborah Pryce (OH); Mark Green (WI); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA); William L. Jenkins (TN); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Anthony D. Weiner (NY); Melissa A. Hart (PA); Spencer Bachus (AL); Tammy Baldwin (WI); Ric Keller (FL); Jerrold Nadler (NY)

United States Code References: 10 U.S.C. 1565(d)
18 U.S.C. 16, 3600, 3600A and Chapters 109A, 213 and 237
28 U.S.C. 2513(e)
31 U.S.C. 3729 and 3731
42 U.S.C. 10601, 10606, 14132, 14135, 14135a, 14135e, 3793, 3796gg, 3796gg-1, 3796gg-6, 3797k and 3797m