House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Biotech Defense Act
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy with respect to threats posed by the biotechnology capabilities of foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheri Biggs R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10859.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 163, October 22, 2026, Page H6057):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10859, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10859
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheri Biggs.
- H.R. 4216 (119th) Made-in-America Defense Act
- H.R. 9328 (119th) Improving Travel for Military Members Act
- H.R. 7235 (119th) Protecting Motherhood Act
- H.R. 3033 (119th) Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act
- H.R. 5934 (119th) Major Thomas D. Howie Congressional Gold Medal
- H.R. 3861 (119th) Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.