S. 4227 Introduced Health

Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2026

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, to carry out a program under which the Secretary requires each covered distributor of a highly pathogenic agent to comply with certain logbook requirements, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
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  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Introduced March 26, 2026 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action March 26, 2026

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  1. Mar 26, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Mar 26, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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