United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HR 706 — DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

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

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The text indicates that "H.R. 706" has been received in the Senate on March 12, 2025, after being referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Additionally, a reference to the bill being "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This indicates a procedural step in the legislative process, reflecting the bill's progression from the House to the Senate for further consideration.

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706 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
706 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
706 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
706 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
706 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

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

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

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

  8. 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.

  9. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1126)

  10. 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)

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

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

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

545 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety environment technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 706?
HR 706 is sponsored by Strong, Dale W. (Republican) and Higgins, Clay (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 706?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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