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Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025
To prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.
Summary
This bill prohibits federal funding to any research center or laboratory where nationals of designated countries conduct agricultural research. The designated countries of concern are Cuba, Iran, Russia, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Venezuela, and North Korea. The prohibition applies to all federal funding sources available to such research facilities.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tom Cotton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $80,461
- APOLLO MANAGEMENT $25,600
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
- APOLLO $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tom Cotton → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 5, 2025
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR RESEARCH CENTERS AND LABORATORIES IN WHICH NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.—No Federal funding shall be available to any research center or laboratory in which a national of a country of concern conducts agricultural research.
(b) Definition of Country of Concern.—In this section, the term “country of concern” means—
(1) the Republic of Cuba;
(2) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(3) the Russian Federation;
(4) the People’s Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and the Special Administrative Region of Macau;
(5) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and
(6) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. <all>
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