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Summary of Bill S 4991
The bill titled "A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an extremophile whole genome sequencing initiative, and for other purposes" was introduced in the 119th Congress on July 15, 2026.
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Current Status of Bill S 4991
Bill S 4991 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 15, 2026. Bill S 4991 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on July 15, 2026. Bill S 4991's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. as of July 15, 2026
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 4991
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 4991
Primary Policy Focus
EnergyAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 4991
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an extremophile whole genome sequencing initiative, and for other purposes.
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an extremophile whole genome sequencing initiative, and for other purposes.
Comments
Martin Howell
1,028
20 days ago
I don't get why they wanna do this whole genome thingy. Sounds like a waste of money to me. Why do they need to study extremophiles anyway? Seems like they should focus on more important stuff. #confused
Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 4991
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