H.R. 6624 119th Congress House

Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025

Official title: To restrict the export to foreign entities of concern of United States intellectual property and sensitive information related to synthetic biology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2025 Introduced by: Warren Davidson Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

International Affairs Advanced technology and technological innovationsAsiaChinaData collection, sharing, protection

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EuropeGeneticsIntellectual propertyIranLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastNorth KoreaRussiaTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionage

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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In committee

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 22, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 14.

Apr 22, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 11, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced in House

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 14.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 18

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
for PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)
for GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMGEN, INC.
for AMGEN INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
IPOLICY SOLUTIONS
for TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMGEN, INC.
for AMGEN INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18 filings
SENATE
18 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
7 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
7 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
6 filings
Treasury, Dept of
5 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
4 filings
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 11

Lawler, Michael

New York · Apr 20, 2026

Begich, Nicholas J.

Alaska · Mar 3, 2026

Kim, Young

California · Mar 3, 2026

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Jan 8, 2026

Gill, Brandon

Texas · Dec 16, 2025

McClain Delaney, April

Maryland · Dec 16, 2025

Bice, Stephanie I.

Oklahoma · Dec 11, 2025

Harrigan, Pat

North Carolina · Dec 11, 2025

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Dec 11, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6624: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6624/

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"H.R. 6624: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6624/.

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