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HR 6897 118th Congress House Health

Synthetic Biology and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Act

Introduced: December 22, 2023 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 22, 2023
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Synthetic Biology and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a pilot program to support domestic manufacturing of critical pharmaceutical ingredients and their components through certain novel technology.

Specifically, DOD must establish a three-year program that uses technology involving synthetic biology to support domestic manufacturing of pharmaceutical ingredients and related incorporated materials that (1) are not available in a sufficient quantity or quality domestically, and (2) are strategically important to the United States.

 

What's happening now December 22, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6897: Synthetic Biology and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6897/
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"H.R. 6897: Synthetic Biology and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6897/.
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H.R. 6897, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6897/.
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