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S. 1197, The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (2 comments ↓)

  • This item is from the 109th Congress (2005-2006) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

S. 1197 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2010 period for various programs in the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aim to reduce violent crimes against women and assist the victims of such crimes. In addition, the bill would permit DOJ to collect DNA samples from certain individuals who commit federal offenses.


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October 11, 2005, 7:48am (report abuse)

This bill would create a DNA database of everyone who has been *arrested* or detained. Not convicted - *arrested*. Oppose this law!!

indoloony

August 6, 2006, 5:51pm (report abuse)

I think this is something that should be supported. When they creating a gene bank, they are putting in those who commit federal offenses. That means after they have been convicted, because they haven't committed an offense till they have been found guilty..

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