DNA data systems get federal safety oversight from CISA.
H.R. 10568 — Protecting Biological Data as Critical Infrastructure Act · Filed by Ro Khanna (D-CA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill makes CISA watch over the safety of DNA data systems. CISA must also watch over sensitive body-scan data. CISA trains federal workers on how to protect this data. CISA works with tech firms and federal offices on safety rules. CISA helps plan what to do if data gets stolen.
Who it affects
People get federal protection for their DNA data. Tech firms get official ways to talk to CISA about safety problems.
One thing to notice
Tech firms get direct channels to talk to CISA about safety rules that affect their own work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- DNA data — Information about a person's genes and genetic makeup.
- body-scan data — Body measurements or features used to identify people, like fingerprints.
- CISA — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a federal office that protects computer systems.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,651 characters) on Sep 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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