Justice for All Act of 2004
Official title: “To protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.”
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How it passed
The House passed it 393 to 14 on October 6, 2004, with 25 members who did not vote.
The Senate passed it without objection on October 9, 2004. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on October 30, 2004.
The question on the official record: House, “On Passage”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 198 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| House Democrats | 194 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| House independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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