Young, Padilla Introduce Legislative Package to Advance American Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology

On September 3, 2025, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a Commissioner of the NSCEB, introduced a bipartisan package of six bills focused on strengthening and streamlining biotechnology applications in domestic food manufacturing and farming.

The proposed legislation is a critical part of building out regulatory and market readiness for the emerging U.S. biomanufacturing sector.

Padilla and Young will seek to include these bills in the upcoming Farm Bill.

For more information on the announcement and the legislation, see: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-young-introduce-bipartisan-legislative-package-to-advance-american-biotech-agriculture-and-national-security-interests/