# 119-s-1387: National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025

119-s-1387, National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1387
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**This bill creates a White House-led effort to "coordinate federal biotechnology activities" across agencies to strengthen national security, boost U.S. competitiveness, and accelerate commercialization.** It sets up a National Biotechnology Coordination Office, an interagency committee, and requires a national strategy, annual reporting, expert convenings, and a public federal biotechnology website.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Support for biotech startups, research, and talent: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies would use SBIR and STTR programs to fund biotech proof-of-concept work and startup formation. Agencies would also give companies, universities, and nonprofits access to advanced user facilities and, where appropriate, secure high-performance computing. Agencies would support in…
- New national biotech strategy and reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the NBCO and the Interagency Committee would publish a national biotechnology strategy within 2 years and update it at least every 5 years. The strategy must list goals, recommend actions, include a 5-year budget for urgent priorities, and inventory federal biological data databases. Th…
- New White House biotech coordination office: benefit, medium. If enacted, the President would create a National Biotechnology Coordination Office (NBCO) and appoint a Director within 180 days. The Director would advise the President, coordinate agencies, hire staff, and convene an Interagency Committee. The National Science Foundation would provide administra…
- Centralized biotech data hub and website: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies would create and maintain genomics, epigenomics, and other biological databases and build a centralized access hub. The hub would include rules for curation, interoperability, and privacy and security protections. The NBCO and Interagency Committee would also publish a single f…
- Faster regulatory pathways for biotech: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies would coordinate to speed and clarify regulatory review for biotechnology products. The bill would ease rules for well-understood product types and create clear pathways and short-term trials to test new pathways. If the NBCO and Interagency Committee cannot agree on a pathway,…
- Federal incentives to retool industrial sites: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal agencies would offer incentives to retool existing industrial sites for biotechnology manufacturing and scale-up. This could help site owners and local workers attract biotech investment and new jobs. The bill does not guarantee direct cash payments to households.

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-579: Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4770: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1387 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1387)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-579: Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-579)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-873)
- [119-s-4770: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4770)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1387 (as of 2026-10-01).