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Senate bill · S. 4991 (119th Congress)

Homestake AI Act of 2026

U.S. Senate

Latest action Jul 15, 2026

Sponsor: Mike Rounds (U.S. Senator for South Dakota, Republican)

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Undersecretary of Science, to establish an extremophile whole genome sequencing initiative within 90 days of enactment, and defines a covered long-term storage facility for the program.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · U.S. Senate

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Full history

  1. Jul 15, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Jul 15, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  3. Jul 15, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  4. Jul 15, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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