3.0.0 706 2026-07-11T12:28:24Z 2026-07-13T19:13:41Z House H HR 2025-01-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/706 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STRONG:H.R. 706.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H389]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-12T16:59:43Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2025-01-23T18:07:46Z Referred To 2025-01-23T15:03:25Z 2025-03-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-03-11 17:54:25 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-03-11 17:54:17 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-03-11 17:54:17 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-11 17:53:56 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-10 16:16:10 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2025-03-10 16:08:42 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-10 16:08:40 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-10 16:08:29 Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-01-23 hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. Committee 2025-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001220 Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] Dale Strong R AL W. 5 N H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2025-01-23 True Government Operations and Politics Advanced technology and technological innovations 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Chemical and biological weapons 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Congressional oversight 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Infectious and parasitic diseases 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Public contracts and procurement 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Research and development 2025-03-11T18:52:29Z Government Operations and Politics 2025-02-26T18:42:31Z 00 2025-01-23 Introduced in House 2025-03-06T17:39:43Z 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.

]]> DHS Biodetection Improvement Act Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 2026-07-11T12:28:24Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 DHS Biodetection Improvement Act 2025-03-15T03:23:20Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 DHS Biodetection Improvement Act 2025-03-13T01:08:17Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 DHS Biodetection Improvement Act 2025-02-22T08:08:24Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 DHS Biodetection Improvement Act 2025-02-22T08:08:19Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 2025-02-22T08:03:48Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr706rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr706rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr706eh/xml/BILLS-119hr706eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr706ih/xml/BILLS-119hr706ih.xml 2025-03-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.