Contact Congress about H.R. 5747: Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025

Distributors would have to track transfers of certain dangerous biological agents in electronic logs. The federal government would also review high-security labs and study a national lab database.

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Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 5747: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects groups that distribute, receive, or oversee dangerous biological agents and high-security labs. It would matter most to distributors, research labs, public health agencies, law enforcement, and state, local, Tribal, and territorial officials who need information about labs in their areas.

Why this matters: Dangerous biological agents can cause serious harm if people mishandle them, steal them, or use them illegally. This bill tries to make their movement easier to trace. It also tries to give the federal government a clearer view of high-security labs across the country. The real effect would depend on later rules, the chosen federal entity, and whether future leaders act on the database study.

Key provisions in H.R. 5747

• Covered distributors must keep electronic logs for every transfer of listed dangerous biological agents. The rule covers sales, leases, loans, and other transfers, and the logs must include buyer and transfer details.
• Distributors must check the buyer's identity before a transfer can happen. Buyers must also sign the record, either on paper or electronically.
• Health and Human Services must create the first list of highly pathogenic agents within six months after the bill becomes law. The list is based on National Institutes of Health risk group 3 or higher agents, which can cause serious or deadly disease.
• Agents already regulated by the Federal Select Agent Program are left out of this new list. The bill also says it does not change that existing program.
• Distributors must keep each log entry for at least three years. If the distributor changes owners, the records must go to the new owner.

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What is H.R. 5747?

Distributors would have to track transfers of certain dangerous biological agents in electronic logs. The federal government would also review high-security labs and study a national lab database.

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