House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Web of Biological Data Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a centralized resource for access to data to facilitate biological research through enabling advanced computational methods such as artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Matt Van Epps R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9307.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN EPPS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 99, June 11, 2026, Page H4113):Article 1 section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9307, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9307
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 July 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Van Epps.
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- H.R. 7932 (119th) HONOR Gold Star Families Act
- H.R. 9589 (119th) Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026
- H.R. 9232 (119th) Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act
- H.R. 10470 (119th) SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026
Related bills
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.