United States 118th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 6174 — DHS Biodetection Improvement Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.

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

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of H.R. 6174 shows that it was reported in the Senate without any amendments. The earlier wording mentioning its passage in the House of Representatives on March 7, 2024, has been removed. This change indicates that the focus is now on the Senate's consideration of the bill.

→
Previous
Latest
6174 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
6174 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
552 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
6174 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2024 Received;
6174 [Report No.
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.
118-239] _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2024 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 12, 2024 Reported by Mr.
Peters, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 2024.
Calendar No.
Attest:
552 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
KEVIN F.
R.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
6174 [Report No.
118-239] _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 12, 2024 Reported without amendment
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (5)

What Congress says this changes

S. Rept. 118-239

Published by the reporting committee Not generated — this is the committee's own “Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported”.

The committee states that this bill does not amend existing law. (S. Rept. 118-239)

Source: S. Rept. 118-239 · govinfo

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. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  7. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-321.

  8. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-321.

  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.

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

  11. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H791-792)

  12. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6174.

  13. 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.

  14. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1025)

  15. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H791)

  16. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H791)

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

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

  19. Star Print ordered on the bill.

  20. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  21. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-239.

  22. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-239.

  23. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 546 →

"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
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HR 6174 do?
To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HR 6174?
HR 6174 is sponsored by Strong, Dale W. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 6174?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 6174?
Track HR 6174 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HR 6174

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HR 6174

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →