# 116-hr-4373: Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019

116-hr-4373, Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4373
- Congress: 116
- Title: Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2019-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019 This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative; the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative; the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development; the National Science Foundation (NSF) to convene a workshop related to engineering biology research and development; and the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-4091: ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-4373 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4373)

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- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4373 (as of 2025-11-18).