The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 3029 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Andrea Salinas (D)

Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act

Requires NIST to develop safety standards for custom DNA and RNA synthesis.

Tradeoff

Authorizes $5 million per year through 2031 for NIST to develop biosecurity standards for nucleic acid synthesis. No offsetting cuts mentioned in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $24 million over 2025-2030 in federal spending subject to .

The $24 million is the federal cost to have NIST develop and publish biosecurity standards and best practices for nucleic acid synthesis; the policy's real impact falls on synthetic biology and biotech companies that will need to comply with or adopt these standards.

H.R. 3029, Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act · Jun 2025

Passed the House by on July 20, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Apr 28, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology(Apr 28, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 29, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-751.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 20, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jul 21, 2026)