S. 4667 · 118th Congress

Risky Research Review Act

Introduced on Jul 10, 2024 by Rand Paul (R-KY). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 5, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 10, 2024
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Biological and life sciences
  • Congressional oversight
  • Federal officials
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Personnel records
  • Research administration and funding

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rand PaulR-KYSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 10, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 10, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Jul 11, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
  4. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Dec 5, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-264.
  6. Dec 5, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-264.
  7. Dec 5, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Stony Brook University, SUNY Stony Brook5 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSP$324.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY4 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$30.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY$138.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Association of American Medical Colleges2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  6. Association of American Universities2 reports
    $103.5K reported (all issues)
  7. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  8. BOSTON UNIVERSITY2 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, TRUSTEES OFAI match · 100%
  9. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE2 reports
    $7,500 reported (all issues)
  10. MICHIGAN STATE UNIV2 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$2.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2 reports
    $638K reported (all issues)
  12. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Stanford University2 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  14. University of Michigan2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  15. Vanderbilt University2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  17. NORTHWESTERN UNIV1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$7.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. New York University1 report
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$10.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE1 report
    Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$8.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. University of California1 report
    $440K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.