Genome Editing Threat Assessment Act
Latest action · Aug 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Genome Editing Threat Assessment Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a threat assessment of the potential homeland security vulnerabilities associated with genome modification and editing.
Such assessment shall include information relating to
- the dual-use of emerging biotechnology;
- the ability of gene editing to maliciously proliferate infectious diseases and pandemics on human, animal, and plant populations;
- the cybersecurity vulnerabilities in computer systems analyzing genomic data; and
- privacy concerns associated with analyzing genomic data.
Upon completion of the assessment, DHS shall make a determination if any changes to future DHS operations are required to address security vulnerabilities identified in such assessment.
DHS shall report to the congressional homeland security committees on the findings of such threat assessment, recommendations, plans for incorporating such recommendations into future DHS operations, and proposed legislative changes.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 14, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 146, August 14, 2020, page H4238.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47683 | Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 7, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8309 | Keep America Secure Act | Related bill | Sep 18, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Department of Homeland Security to develop a threat assessment on the potential homeland security vulnerabilities associated with genome modification and editing, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Genome Editing Threat Assessment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Genetics
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Homeland security
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Right of privacy
- Technology assessment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
