House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-50
Rapid DNA Act of 2017
Became law on Aug 18, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Committee actionApr 27, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 16, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 7, 2017
- Became lawAug 18, 2017
Latest action: Aug 18, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-50.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 510.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 510, Rapid DNA Act of 2017” on May 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52711
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 510, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/510
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-117 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 11, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2017 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/117
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 510, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/510
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SENSENBRENNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Page H473):Article I, Section 8, clause3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 510, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/510
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 24 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bishop (R-MI), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doug Collins (R-GA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), John Katko (R-NY), Ron Kind (D-WI), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Ted Poe (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.
- H.R. 6896 (115th) United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 1188 (115th) Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 1689 (115th) Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 7164 (115th) To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
- H.R. 2899 (115th) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 5335 (115th) To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.