Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA) Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI) Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL) Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) Rep. David Reichert (R-WA) Rep. Thomas J. Rooney (R-FL) Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) On May 18, the bill was passed in the House by a vote of 357 to 32. In the Senate side, S. 3805 was introduced by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) on September 20, 2010 and co-sponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM). As of 2018, no action has been taken on the bill. 25 states have passed Katie's Law or similar programs: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Kansas Louisiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont In an interview aired on America's Most Wanted, President Obama expressed his support for the legislation, saying that "it is the right thing to do," and that "this is where the national registry becomes so important, because what you have is individual states — they may have a database, but if they're not sharing it with the state next door, you've got a guy from Illinois driving over into Indiana, and they're not talking to each other." Criticism Some opponents argue that this policy is an invasion of privacy or a violation of civil rights. Others comment that since DNA contains sensitive genetic information it is quite different from fingerprints. A federal district court, in the United States v. Pool, upheld that the federal statute allowing collection of DNA samples prior to conviction for inclusion in the national DNA database does not represent a violation of constitutional rights. In issuing its ruling, the court specifically held that the collection does not represent a violation of Fourth Amendment rights. The court also dismissed claims of violations of Fifth and Eighth amendment rights. High courts in Maryland, and Virginia, also ruled that DNA upon arrest does not violate the Fourth Amendment. Maryland later reversed itself. See also Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act External links DNA Saves The Surviving Parents Coalition Katie's Law John Walsh urges passage of Katie's Law References Law enforcement in the United States DNA profiling techniques