House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act
Official title: To enhance diplomatic engagement on international biotechnology and biosecurity matters.
Sponsor: Rep. Keith Self R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2026
- Committee actionMar 26, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7653.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7653, Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act” on April 17, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 26, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62357
- CBO publication date
- April 17, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7653, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7653
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SELF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 35, February 23, 2026, Page H2258):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7653, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7653
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 1, 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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), William Keating (D-MA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Brad Sherman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Self.
- H.R. 6230 (119th) Tehran Incitement to Violence Act
- H.R. 6916 (119th) Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2026
- H.R. 7632 (119th) SHADOW Act
- H.R. 5853 (119th) To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act.
- H.R. 6411 (119th) Preshevo Valley Discrimination Assessment Act
- H.R. 5247 (119th) To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department of State.
Related bills
- S. 4491 (119th) Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement ActIdentical 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.