REEDLEY, Calif., Dec. 4 -- Congressman Jim Costa issued the following op-ed:
U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), David Valadao (CA-22), and Kevin Kiley (CA-03), have reintroduced the Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025 (https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=CA16JC&crop=0000.0000.0000.0000&report_id=&redirect=https%3a%2f%2fwww.congress.gov%2fbill%2f119th-congress%2fhouse-bill%2f5747%2fcosponsors&redir_log=570875103578488), bipartisan legislation that strengthens oversight of highly pathogenic agents and high-containment laboratories to protect Americans from public health and national security threats.
This legislation will address gaps in the regulation of labs revealed in t...