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S. 5316 119th Congress Senate

BINSA Act

Official title: A bill to amend title VIII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include biotechnology in the definitions of "prohibited technology" and "notifiable technology", and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: Pete Ricketts Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 6, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

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)
  • NOVARTIS
    for NOVARTIS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SACHEM STRATEGIES
    for STRAND THERAPEUTICS · Massachusetts · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ALSTON & BIRD LLP
    for CURIE BIO OPERATIONS, LLC · Massachusetts · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5316: BINSA Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5316/
MLA
"S. 5316: BINSA Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5316/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 5316, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5316/.
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[S. 5316: BINSA Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5316/)
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