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Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-05
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Sponsor

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR · Senator
Votes with party: 77.6% (901 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2025-06-05

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Plain-English Summary

Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025 This bill prohibits federal funding for any research center or laboratory in which a national of a country of concern conducts agricultural research. Under the bill, a country of concern includes Cuba, Iran, Russia, China, Venezuela, and North Korea.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Agriculture and Food
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