U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10426: Backlog Justice Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To improve the processing of samples of sexual assault evidence, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To improve the processing of samples of sexual assault evidence, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To improve the processing of samples of sexual assault evidence, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Backlog Justice Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. National sexual assault database The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall establish, maintain, and update not less than annually, a publicly accessible online database of aggregated and anonymized data from inventories or audits conducted by States and units of local governments of the sexual assault evidence collection kits that have been submitted for testing and are in the possession of the State or unit of local government forensic service providers and shall include an estimate of the amount of time it takes for each laboratory, with respect to which data is submitted, to test a sexual assault evidence collection kit. SECTION 3. Training analysts to test samples of sexual assault evidence (a) Authorization The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is authorized to develop and operate training programs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory-- (1) for individuals hired by States and units of local government as analysts to test samples of sexual assault evidence, which may include training at the Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory or at State and local laboratories; …
Sponsors
- Emanuel Cleaver (D, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Ann Wagner (R, HD-002)
- Alma Adams (D, HD-012)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28)
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Josh Harder (D, HD-CA-9)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB10426?
- HB10426 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Backlog Justice Act of 2026.
- What does HB10426 do?
- In its own words: To improve the processing of samples of sexual assault evidence, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10426?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10426?
- Emanuel Cleaver (D, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10426?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10426
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