Cloud LAB Act of 2026
Rep. Obernolte Introduces Bill to Create National Network of Remote-Controlled Biotech Labs
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The advisory board includes representatives from agricultural biotechnology. Over time, the data and research enabled by these cloud labs could accelerate agricultural biotech breakthroughs — like improved crop varieties or pest resistance — though this is an indirect, long-term benefit rather than a direct one.
“industry representatives from different sectors of biotechnology, including health, agriculture, chemical production, and platform technologies”
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Cloud LAB Act of 2026
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