HR 6624 — Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 14.
Sponsors
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R, NC-10) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. | LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. | — | H.R. 6624 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | IPOLICY SOLUTIONS | TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION | $82,500 | H.R.6624 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 14.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-12-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harrigan, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.6624 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6624 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION | 1 | $82,500 | 0 | $0 | $82,500 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 56 | $19,523 | $19,523 |
| 3 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 5 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 6 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 12 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,941 | $2,941 |
| 13 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 14 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 17 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R · house · NC-10) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harrigan, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. (h.r. 6624) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION (h.r.6624) · lobbying_bill_mention