# 119-hr-9307: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026

119-hr-9307, Web of Biological Data Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9307
- Congress: 119
- Title: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**The Web of Biological Data Act would create a** **centralized Web of Biological Data** as a single entry point for federal biological datasets and require standards that make data usable for advanced computing and AI. It would fund a National Laboratory-led build, set metadata and quality rules, and require tiered cybersecurity and access controls. - Researchers: Would get a single point-of-entry interface linking federal datasets, hosted data, and bioinformatics tools. Phase I testing must be completed within 2 years and broader access and data types are targeted by year 5. - Federal labs and partners: The Department of Energy would competitively select a National Laboratory to build the Web and may enter data-sharing and cost-sharing agreements with other agencies, industry, philanthropy, and international partners. - Security and governance: The Web must include data-quality metrics, interoperable metadata and APIs, tiered cybersecurity and controls that can restrict access for adversarial countries, an 11-member advisory board, and biannual external cybersecurity reviews. The law preserves existing privacy, consent, and human-subject protections. *This bill would authorize about $340 million for the first three years and about $160 million for the subsequent two years, roughly $500 million in authorized funding, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Standards and Phase II expansion: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Director must expand the Web within 5 years so U.S. researchers can access more biological data types. The expanded Web would host bioinformatics tools, adopt interoperable metadata and ontologies, and use formats suitable for AI training. The Director must work with NIST, the Natio…
- Stronger cybersecurity and reviews: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Web would use tiered cybersecurity safeguards and access controls based on data sensitivity. The Director would seek a contract with an outside group to do independent assessments every two years. Assessment results and fixes would be included in the Director's reports to Congress.
- Federal funding and launch plan: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize funding and a launch plan for the Web of Biological Data. It would authorize $310 million for Phase I and $30 million for the R&D program for the first 3 years. If Phase I is completed and the report is sent, it would authorize $80 million per year for each of t…
- Advisory board and congressional reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would set up an advisory board within 180 days after picking the lead lab. The Director would chair a board with 11 members from industry, academia, other national labs, and Federal agencies. Chapter 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act would not apply to this board. T…
- Initial Web build and data rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Web would serve as a single point of entry for federally funded biological data and must show metadata on data quality. The Director could sign data‑sharing and cost‑sharing agreements with other federal agencies, philanthropy, and industry to bring in data and funding. The Director…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9307 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9307)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9307 (as of 2026-08-01).