To codify Executive Order 14292 relating to improving the safety and security of biological research.
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Latest Action · July 23, 2025
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.
H.R. 4729 would convert Executive Order 14292 into permanent federal law, establishing requirements for improving the safety and security of biological research across the United States. The bill essentially locks in the executive order's provisions so they cannot be easily reversed by future administrations and applies them consistently across all relevant agencies and institutions conducting biological research. This affects universities, private research facilities, government laboratories, and any organization involved in biological work that falls under the order's scope. The legislation was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology for review. While the text provided does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines, the bill seeks to create a statutory framework for ongoing biosafety and biosecurity oversight.
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