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.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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]

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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.

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October 6 (legislative day, October 5), 2004

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed