S. 2577 (RS) - Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 - BILLS-114s2577rs | Content Details

S. 2577 (RS) - Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016

Actions: Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Heller, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, Reported by Mr. Grassley, with amendments

Full Title: To protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic science laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address training and equipment needs, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Patrick J. Leahy (VT); Kelly Ayotte (NH); Richard J. Durbin (IL); Rob Portman (OH); Dean Heller (NV); Amy Klobuchar (MN); Tom Udall (NM); Susan M. Collins (ME); Mark R. Warner (VA); Orrin G. Hatch (UT); Jeanne Shaheen (NH); Dianne Feinstein (CA)

United States Code References: 18 U.S.C. 3583, 3600, 3600A, 3612, 3613, 3663 and 3663A
42 U.S.C. 10603, 10603, 10603e, 13925, 14043e-11, 14135, 14136, 14136a, 14136b, 14136d, 14136e, 14163e, 15601, 15605, 15607, 3752, 3793, 3797j, 3797k, 3797l, 3797m and 3797o