H.R. 898 · 111th Congress
State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Peter Roskam
- Introduced
- 2009-02-04
- Latest action
- 2009-03-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2009 - 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.