House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Defense Biotechnology Strategy Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy on the national security implications of emerging biotechnologies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 10, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 6009.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOULAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 190, November 10, 2025, Page H4591):Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6009, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6009
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.6009 is contained in the text of S.1071, which became Public Law 119-60.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6009, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6009
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d38f9614e94f9fceb8e214a028389b258b6900d5d1fbcd77cbc553215baef11
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 24, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
- H.R. 2846 (119th) To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public…
- H.R. 250 (119th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- H.R. 730 (119th) Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- H.R. 2439 (119th) Support UNFPA Funding Act
- H.Res. 1380 (119th) Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.
- H.R. 8175 (119th) To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender…
Related bills
- S. 1071 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
- H.R. 3838 (119th) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
- S. 2296 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.