3.0.0 2695 2025-09-15T14:58:05Z 2025-09-15T14:58:05Z Senate S S 2025-09-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2695 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-09-03T20:20:43Z 2025-09-03 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2025-09-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2025-09-03 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-09-12T16:58:41Z

00 2025-09-03 Introduced in Senate 2025-09-15T14:57:51Z <p><strong>Synthetic Biology Advancement Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the National Synthetic Biology Center. The purpose of the center&nbsp;is to provide a hub for researchers and U.S. industry partners to discover and develop science-based solutions based on synthetic biology to improve agricultural performance while (1) minimizing environmental impact, and (2) improving the overall resiliency of the food system.</p><p>The center must provide grants to certain land-grant universities to carry out projects in partnership with nonprofit organizations, state entities, national laboratories, or other land-grant universities.&nbsp;In awarding grants, the center must prioritize certain areas of research, including microbiomes or microbes, gene editing, digital agriculture, and controlled environment agriculture.</p><p>In addition, the center must establish and maintain a website with a user-friendly portal in order to disseminate synthetic biology findings and connect researchers and innovators.</p>

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