BEDROCK Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10164 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10164 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to promote competitiveness in biomanufacturing in the United States, identify supply-chain and commercialization vulnerabilities relating to critical biomanufacturing inputs and domestic production capacity, improve transparency regarding Federal processes applicable to biomanufactured products, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2026 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce to promote competitiveness in biomanufacturing in the United States, identify supply-chain and commercialization vulnerabilities relating to critical biomanufacturing inputs and domestic production capacity, improve transparency regarding Federal processes applicable to biomanufactured products, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Biomanufacturing Excellence, Domestic Resilience, Output, and Competitive Know-how Act'' or the ``BEDROCK Act''. SEC. 2. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PROMOTING COMPETITIVENESS IN BIOMANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate a senior official to-- (1) lead the activities of the Department of Commerce relating to biomanufacturing and biomanufactured products in the United States; (2) carry out the activities described in subsection (b); and (3) promote commercial competitiveness with respect to such biomanufacturing and