# 119-hr-3029: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.

119-hr-3029, To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3029
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**A federally led standards and measurement program for nucleic acid screening** would strengthen biosecurity against risks from engineered biology and artificial intelligence. The bill would add a new NIST-led research and standards subsection, require a stakeholder consortium, and mandate reporting. - Researchers and standards bodies: NIST would carry out measurement research to improve screening accuracy, security, conformity-assessment methods, and ways to evaluate implementation effectiveness. - Industry, universities, nonprofits, and customers: A convened consortium must develop consensus priorities, best practices, and roadmaps to guide synthetic nucleic acid procurement screening. - Oversight and funding: The Director must report the consortium’s findings to relevant congressional committees within 18 months of the first meeting, and the bill authorizes $5.0 million per year for NIST for FY2027–FY2031 to support these activities. *If funded, it authorizes $5.0 million per year for FY2027–2031, totaling $25.0 million, which would increase federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NIST to set DNA screening standards: benefit, low. This bill would direct NIST to run research and set best practices and technical standards for screening DNA and other nucleic acids. It would cover database security, screening accuracy, secure implementation, and how to check that screening works. NIST would convene industry, universities, nonpro…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3029 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3029)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3029 (as of 2026-09-10).