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119th Congress · S. 4729 · Introduced

Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026

Latest action Jun 10, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · [R-AR] · C001095
    Rep-AR current · 3 terms · @SenTomCotton · 4 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Leadership roles (1)

  • Senate Republican Conference Chair · senate · 2025-01-03 – present

Committee memberships (10)

  • Joint Economic Committee (joint) · joint · rank 2 · site
  • Airland (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Cybersecurity (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Energy (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site
  • Strategic Forces (senate) · senate · rank 2

Social media

District offices (4)

  • 106 W. Main St., Suite 410, El Dorado, AR, 71730 · 870-864-8582 · fax 870-864-8571 · 33.2120448,-92.664046
  • 300 S. Church, Suite 338, Jonesboro, AR, 72401 · 870-933-6223 · fax 870-933-6596 · 35.8404281,-90.70368549999999
  • 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 235, Little Rock, AR, 72201 · 501-223-9081 · fax 501-223-9105 · 34.7456872,-92.2865752
  • 3333 S. Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Suite 425, Rogers, AR, 72758 · 479-751-0879 · fax 479-464-0648 · 36.304661,-94.1866787

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (0)

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Committees (1)

  • Judiciary Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-06-10T15:44:09ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-06-10IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2026-06-10IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-06-24T14:23:32Z
    Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-06-24T14:23:29Z
    Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-06-24T14:18:43Z
    A bill to impose mandatory minimum sentences for conspiracy to smuggle biological agents into the United States and for making false statements to Federal agents in connection with such smuggling, and for other purposes.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

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Summaries

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Related bills

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Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

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Latest action

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