# 119-s-4770: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026

119-s-4770, Web of Biological Data Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4770
- Congress: 119
- Title: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a single, centralized "Web of Biological Data" to give researchers one entry point for federally funded biological datasets and make those data AI-ready.** This bill would pair that Web with a research and development program to improve how biological data are generated, stored, curated, and managed. - Researchers: Would get a single entry point and standardized metadata and formats aimed at usability and interoperability, with a Phase I test due within 2 years and Phase II expansion by year 5. - National Laboratories, academia, and industry: A National Laboratory would be competitively selected to run the Web and lead a parallel R&D program, with authority for cost-sharing and partnerships to support data curation and sharing. - Privacy, biosecurity, and cybersecurity: Requires tiered cybersecurity safeguards, limits on sharing with adversarial or nonreciprocal countries, an independent biennial cybersecurity assessment, and protections for privacy, informed consent, and human-subject rules. *This bill would authorize roughly $340 million for the first three years and $160 million over the following two years, about $500 million in total, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Create a national biological data Web: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would pick a National Laboratory by competition within 180 days to build a Web of Biological Data. The Director would test a first Web version within 2 years and expand it for broad U.S. research use within 5 years. The Web would host or link to federally funded biological…
- Keep existing privacy and consent rules: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would not change existing privacy, consent, or human-subject protections for biological data on the Web. Existing legal limits on data use, informed consent rules, and protections against re-identification or unauthorized disclosure would still apply to data hosted in or acces…
- New advisory board to guide the Web: benefit, low. If enacted, the Director would chair an advisory board set up within 180 days of picking the lab. The board would have 11 other members: 4 industry, 2 academics, 2 other national lab reps, and 3 federal agency reps, including at least one biosecurity expert. The bill would say the Federal Advisory…
- Reporting and cybersecurity checks: benefit, low. If enacted, the Director would send an implementation plan to Congress within 1 year and a progress report within 2 years and annually after. Reports must list data amounts accessible by API, partners, user testing, and cybersecurity issues and fixes. The Director would also seek an outside contrac…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4770 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4770)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4770 (as of 2026-09-10).