Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7936

Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026

Biotechnology: Building New Manufacturing Research Centers

4 months ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and is considered active. There are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time.

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This bill has support from both parties and addresses popular goals like supply chain security. It still needs to pass through committees and both chambers of Congress.

Key Points

This bill aims to help American companies turn lab discoveries into real products. Many biotechnology startups struggle to grow because they lack the expensive equipment needed to test their ideas at a large scale.
The Department of Energy would build at least two new research centers by 2030. These centers would act like shared labs where private companies and government researchers can test new ways to make chemicals, fuels, and materials using living organisms.
Congress would provide $225.5 million over five years to fund this project. The goal is to make the United States less dependent on foreign supply chains by creating a domestic network for bio-manufacturing.
The new centers must be placed in different parts of the country to help create local jobs and use local resources like farm waste. The bill also requires the government to create a plan for training workers in these new technologies.

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Milestones

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Mar 16, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 7936

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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D: 3R: 2

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