United StatesHouse Bill 4729HR 4729

To codify Executive Order 14292 relating to improving the safety and security of biological research.

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Last progress July 23, 2025 (4 months ago)

Introduced on July 23, 2025 by Keith Self

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July 23, 2025 (4 months ago)

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

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This bill would turn an existing executive order on biosafety and biosecurity into federal law. In short, it would make the Executive Order on “improving the safety and security of biological research” legally binding, not just a policy that could be changed by a future president.

Key points:

Who is affected: Research labs, universities, hospitals, and biotech companies working with biological materials would need to follow the order’s safety and security rules.
What changes: The executive order would have the full force of law, making its requirements more permanent and enforceable.
When: It would take effect as law if and when Congress passes it and it is signed, since the bill simply says the executive order “shall have the force and effect of law”.

To codify Executive Order 14292 relating to improving the safety and security of biological research.

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