3.0.0 854 2026-01-21T06:44:44Z 2026-01-21T06:44:44Z Senate S S 2025-03-05 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/854 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported By 2025-09-17T18:37:48Z Markup By 2025-07-30T14:00:08Z Referred To 2025-03-05T16:53:32Z 119 1864 HR 2025-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Related bill CRS 2025-09-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 164. Calendars 2025-09-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2025-09-17 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2025-07-30 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2025-03-05 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2025-03-05 True 2025-08-20T20:14:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61696 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2025 Health Accounting and auditing 2025-08-07T15:45:31Z Advisory bodies 2025-08-07T15:44:41Z Biological and life sciences 2025-08-07T15:44:32Z Congressional oversight 2025-08-07T15:45:01Z Employee performance 2025-08-07T15:45:12Z Federal officials 2025-08-07T15:44:46Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2025-08-07T15:45:08Z Government ethics and transparency, public corruption 2025-08-07T15:44:56Z Government information and archives 2025-08-07T15:44:51Z Government studies and investigations 2025-08-07T15:45:26Z Infectious and parasitic diseases 2025-08-07T15:44:37Z Public contracts and procurement 2025-08-07T15:45:18Z Research administration and funding 2025-08-07T15:44:28Z Health 2025-03-10T18:19:33Z

00 2025-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2025-05-14T19:52:49Z <p><strong>Risky Research Review Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes the Life Sciences Research Security Board to oversee the award of federal funding for high-risk life sciences research.&nbsp;<em>High-risk life sciences research </em>means&nbsp;the study of an organism,&nbsp;virus, or related product that could be misapplied to pose a significant threat to the public or could enhance the transmissibility or&nbsp;virulence of certain high-risk&nbsp;pathogens (e.g., Ebola).</p><p>Specifically, the bill establishes the board as an independent agency that must review proposed high-risk life sciences research, determine whether a federal agency may award funding for the research, and determine minimum required controls for funded research. Entities that are seeking federal funding must attest to whether their research is high-risk life sciences research. Agencies must certify the validity of these attestations and submit proposed high-risk life sciences research to the board. Agencies must also notify the board of intended awards for other life sciences research for potential review.&nbsp;</p><p>In making&nbsp;its determinations, the board must consider specified&nbsp;factors,&nbsp;including whether the benefits of the research outweigh the&nbsp;risks. The bill prohibits agencies from awarding federal funding for high-risk life sciences research without approval of the board or for life sciences research currently under board review. The board may also&nbsp;review awards that were made&nbsp;before the bill’s enactment.</p><p>Entities that fail to properly&nbsp;attest to the nature of their research may lose their eligibility for funding. Additionally, agency employees who fail to comply with the bill's requirements are subject to disciplinary action.</p>

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