H. R. 9627 wants the Department of Defense to make a special plan for using biotechnology, which is like using science and living things together to make new tools and ideas. This plan will help them know what to do, when to do it, and how to work with others, while keeping some parts secret and updating it every two years.

The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Access Data Collection Act of 2024 wants to find out how many homes in the U.S. don't have good water access by creating a special team to look into this and report to Congress. They plan to spend money to figure this out and fix it, but they need to be careful about how they use the money so they don't waste it.