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HR 706 · in committee · niche

DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

What this bill does

  • DHS must assess how it uses Department of Energy labs for biodetection research.
  • This affects DHS operations and national laboratory partnerships.
  • DHS must report a strategy to Congress for coordinating biodetection R&D efforts.

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    How should DHS prioritize biodetection research between its own facilities and Department of Energy laboratories?

  2. 02

    What specific biodetection threats does DHS currently lack capacity to detect, and how would this coordination strategy address those gaps?

  3. 03

    What are the budget and resource trade-offs if DHS expands its reliance on Energy Department labs for biodetection work?

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Dale W. Strong

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-12 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2025-03-11 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-03-11 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)

  4. 2025-03-11 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-03-11 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)

  6. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

  7. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706.

  8. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048)

  9. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  10. 2025-01-23 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

  11. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  12. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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