The Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2012
07.20.12
On Thursday, July 12th, a historic piece of legislation was introduced to address the scientific needs identified by the 2009 National Academy of Sciences report, Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward. The Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2012 was introduced as S. 3378 in the Senate Commerce Committee by Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and as HR 6106 by Congresspersons Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Donna Edwards (D-MD), and Daniel Lipinski (D-IL).
The Senate Commerce Committee is currently accepting feedback on the bill. You can find
the text of the bill here
and a list of the Members of the Senate Commerce Committee below.
|
Senator |
State |
| John D. Rockefeller IV | West Virginia |
| John F. Kerry | Massachusetts |
| Mark Begich | Alaska |
| Amy Klobuchar | Minnesota |
| Claire McCaskill | Missouri |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | New Jersey |
| Maria Cantwell | Washington |
| Bill Nelson | Florida |
| Mark Pryor | Arkansas |
| Barbara Boxer | California |
| Daniel K. Inouye | Hawaii |
| Tom Udall | New Mexico |
| Mark Warner | Virginia |
| Jim DeMint | South Carolina |
| Olympia J. Snowe | Maine |
| John Thune | South Dakota |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas |
| Roger Wicker | Michigan |
| Roy Blunt | Missouri |
| Patrick Toomey | Pennsylvania |
| Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire |
| Johnny Isakson | Georgia |
| Frank R. Boozman | Alaska |
| Marco Rubio | Florida |
| Dean Heller | Nevada |
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