{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-706","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":706,"title":"DHS Biodetection Improvement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001220","fullName":"Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]","party":"R","state":"AL","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-12","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Advanced technology and technological innovations","Chemical and biological weapons","Congressional oversight","Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation","Infectious and parasitic diseases","Public contracts and procurement","Research and development"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-12","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1046-1047)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 706.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1046-1048)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>DHS Biodetection Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess how it has utilized Department of Energy national laboratories and sites for research and development in carrying out DHS missions and to report to Congress a strategy for how DHS will conduct biodetection research and development in coordination with such laboratories and sites.</p>","updateDate":"2025-03-15T03:23:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":478,"ts":"2026-04-15T12:49:32.391Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=DHS%20Biodetection%20Improvement%20Act"}]}}