HR8981Referred to Committee

To establish in the National Institute of Standards and Technology a program of measurement research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology, and for other purposes.

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3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-21
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3
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April McClain Delaney
April McClain Delaney
Democrat · MD · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (540 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

2026-05-21

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The federal government would create a new research program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop better ways to measure and test biological engineering, manufacturing processes that use living organisms, and related scientific tools. This program would help companies and researchers working with biotechnology have reliable standards for their work, similar to how we have standard measurements for weight and distance. The initiative affects biotech companies, research institutions, and scientists developing new biological products and manufacturing methods.

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