S. 4729 119th Congress Senate

Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to impose mandatory minimum sentences for conspiracy to smuggle biological agents into the United States and for making false statements to Federal agen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to impose mandatory minimum sentences for conspiracy to smuggle biological agents into the United States and for making false statements to Federal agents in connection with such smuggling, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2026 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Jun 10, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Establish mandatory minimum sentences for smuggling biological agents and related false statements.

This bill would require courts to impose mandatory minimum prison sentences for people who conspire to smuggle biological agents into the United States and for those who make false statements to federal agents in connection with such smuggling. The bill was introduced in the Senate and has been referred to the Judiciary Committee for review. No further action has been taken.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4729: Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4729/

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"S. 4729: Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4729/.

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S. 4729, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4729/.

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