H.R. 3151 · 110th Congress
State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Peter Roskam
- Introduced
- 2007-07-24
- Latest action
- 2007-08-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to establish new criminal forensic laboratories or expand or improve existing laboratories and to hire and train new forensic laboratory professionals; and (2) give priority in awarding such grants to agencies in jurisdictions with the largest backlogs of criminal forensic examinations.