Congress funds DNA screening standards to prevent misuse.
H.R. 3029 — Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act · Filed by Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 28, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill tells NIST to create rules and tools for checking DNA and RNA. NIST will work with companies, colleges, and nonprofits to agree on screening standards. The bill gives NIST five million dollars per year. The money runs from 2027 to 2031.
Who it affects
Companies that make DNA and RNA will follow screening standards. Colleges and nonprofits will help create the standards. The screening stops people from misusing biotechnology for harm.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say what happens if companies do not follow the standards.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Apr 28, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 28, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”
- Apr 29, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 29, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Jul 20, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4666)”
- Jul 20, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- NIST — The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal research agency.
- screening standards — Rules for checking DNA and RNA to make sure they are safe.
- biotechnology — Science that uses living things or their parts to make products.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,955 characters) on Jul 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 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 2026-09-19.
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