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119-hr-8268119th CongressWALLET

Biotechnology for All High School Students Act

Sponsored By: Representative McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

Expand access to biotechnology education for secondary school students nationwide. This bill would add a new CHIPS and Science Act program that funds grants and coordinates efforts to bring biotechnology learning to high schools and informal sites.

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  • Students and families: It would support new and expanded biotechnology coursework and informal learning for secondary school students and promote transferrable, stackable biotechnology credentials for students.
  • Teachers and schools: Grants could pay for teacher professional development, lab instruction training, curriculum development, and laboratory or instructional equipment for schools.
  • Institutions and policymakers: It would fund partnerships among colleges, industry, and nonprofits and establish a National Biotechnology Education Consortium with at least six members to advise and coordinate. The Consortium would terminate five years after it is created.

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More biotech education for high schools

If enacted, the Director would make competitive, merit-reviewed grants to expand biotechnology education for secondary school students. Grants would go to state and local education agencies, colleges, eligible nonprofits, or consortia. Funds could be used for teacher training (including lab instruction), curricula, lab equipment, school–college–industry partnerships, and development of transferable, stackable biotech credentials. The Director would set application rules, could prioritize applicants with limited access to biotech resources, and must create a National Biotechnology Education Consortium within 180 days; that Consortium would end five years after it starts.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

DE • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2026

  • Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/14/2026

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/20/2026

  • Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2026

  • Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 8/10/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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