A bill to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced on January 23, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
7 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cantwell Hails Key Committee Passage of Hydropower Improvement Act”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
on May 8, 2013
“Udall Announces Measures to Promote Water and Energy Efficiency”
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Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM, 2009-2020]
on Sep 12, 2013
“Sens. Murkowski, Wyden Applaud Passage of Two Hydropower Bills”
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
on Aug 2, 2013
History
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Jan 2, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3250 (112th). |
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Jan 23, 2013
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jan 8, 2018
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Reintroduced Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1766 (115th). |
S. 80 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 80. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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