Search Results: keywords:"biotechnology oversight"

  • H. R. 8538 — To establish an interagency committee to coordinate activities of the Federal Government relating to biotechnology oversight, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,833

    H. R. 8538, titled the "Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024," aims to create an interagency committee to coordinate the U.S. federal government's biotechnology oversight activities. The committee will streamline regulatory processes, enhance coordination among...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to create a special team from different parts of the government to make sure new technologies, like super smart plants, are watched over safely. This team will work together to make rules, keep a website where people can see what they're doing, and make sure they don’t miss anything important.

  • S. 4428 — To establish an interagency committee to coordinate activities of the Federal Government relating to biotechnology oversight, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,842

    The Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024 (S. 4428) aims to create an interagency committee to streamline and enhance the federal government's oversight and regulation of biotechnology in the United States. This committee, led by the Director of the Office of...

    Simple Explanation

    The Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024 wants to create a special team of people from different parts of the government to make sure that everyone works together well when it comes to rules about new biotech inventions. This team will meet and talk regularly to keep an eye on everything, but they won't deal with stuff that only the FDA looks after, like medicine for people.

  • H. R. 9900 — To modify the National Security Commission on Emergency Biotechnology.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:270

    H.R. 9900, known as the "BioTech Innovation and National Security Continuation Act," proposes changes to the National Security Commission on Emergency Biotechnology. It aims to allow all appointments to the Commission to be considered valid even if the initially set authority...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill H.R. 9900 wants to change the rules so that a special group focused on emergency biotech can keep doing their work longer, until the end of 2026, even if some of their bosses haven't been chosen exactly as planned.