HB10658: Critical Biomanufacturing Input Assessment Act

What the bill says

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to publish, on an annual basis, an assessment on United States dependency on imported, fermentation-based, biomanufacturing inputs, and for other purposes.

From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:

A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce to publish, on an annual basis, an assessment on United States dependency on imported, fermentation-based, biomanufacturing inputs, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Biomanufacturing Input Assessment Act . SECTION 2. Critical biomanufacturing inputs study The Secretary of Commerce shall, on an annual basis, submit to Congress an assessment of United States dependency on imported biomanufacturing inputs used in solid-state, gas, and continuous fermentation methods, biomass processing equipment, and scalable commercial-grade fermentation tanks of capacity ranging from 1 to over 75,000 liters.

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Sponsors

• Sharice Davids (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor
• Mark Alford (R, HD-004)

Latest actions

1. October 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2. October 1, 2026: Introduced in House

Common questions

What is HB10658?

HB10658 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Critical Biomanufacturing Input Assessment Act.

What does HB10658 do?

In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to publish, on an annual basis, an assessment on United States dependency on imported, fermentation-based, biomanufacturing inputs, and for other purposes.

What is the status of HB10658?

In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 1, 2026).

Who sponsored HB10658?

Sharice Davids (D, HD-003), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB10658?

On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10658