H.R.5107 Justice for All Act of 2004
Burgess voted NO
Title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 9/21/2004) Cosponsors: 18
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-711
Related Bills: H.CON.RES.519, H.RES.823, H.R.3214
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2004 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.