[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 823 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 239
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 823

                          [Report No. 108-737]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

              October 6 (legislative day, October 5), 2004

   Mrs. Myrick, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) 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.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the 
House the bill (H.R. 5107) 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. The bill shall be considered as read for 
amendment. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on the Judiciary; (2) the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by 
Representative Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin or his designee, which shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order or demand for 
division of the question, shall be considered as read, and shall be 
separately debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.




                                                 House Calendar No. 239

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 823

                          [Report No. 108-737]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) 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.

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              October 6 (legislative day, October 5), 2004

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed