National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Nov 25, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 30, 2026 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2025Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 171, no. 64, April 9, 2025, page H1563.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12546 | National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology: Final Report and Options for Congress | Insight | Apr 17, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1387 | National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Mar 19, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the National Biotechnology Initiative, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Biological and life sciences
- Congressional oversight
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Executive Office of the President
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced 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.
