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This bill prohibits entities that receive federal funds from using biotechnology that is from a company associated with a foreign adversary.
Specifically, federal agencies and recipients of federal funds (e.g., grantees) may not procure or use any biotechnology equipment or service that is from a biotechnology company of concern and may not contract with any entities that do so. A biotechnology company of concern is an entity that is under the control of a foreign adversary and that poses a risk to national security based on its research or multiomic data collection (e.g., collection of genomic information).
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must, in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD) and other specified agencies, develop a list of prohibited companies; the list must include five particular companies, as specified in the bill. OMB and DOD may approve waivers of these restrictions on an as-needed basis, which are valid for up to one year and may be extended once for an additional 180 days.
In addition, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence must report on the national security risks posed by (1) multiomic data collection by foreign adversaries in connection with biotechnology equipment or services, and (2) biotechnology companies that have such data.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 8333 as introduced in House on May 10, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Sep 9, 2024
BIOSECURE Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
306 Yea 81 Nay 44 not voting
Crossed both parties 81 of 387 voting members broke with their own party: 79 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
431 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 8333 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 8333 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
35 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.