DNA IDENTIFICATION ACT — H.R.829 BY EDWARDS, DON (D-CA) -- DNA IDENTIFICATION ACT OF 1993 (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 829, AMENDED, TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS RECEIVED BY STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BE EXPENDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF DNA RECORDS; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX.)

The measure

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

• Criminal JusticeA yea counts toward “Punitive”

  model(0.90): Funding and establishing a national DNA identification index expands law enforcement surveillance capabilities.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

  Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

• Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

  model(0.95): Authorizes federal grant spending for state and local DNA records and identification systems.

  Tagged by: keyword:omnibus

  Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.