Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 1716

119th Congress

Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Deb Fischer

Senator

Republican

NE

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

This bill would allow the Department of Defense to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program within the budget accounts of the military departments. This means the Department of Defense could more easily allocate resources to this program as part of their regular budgeting process.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would allow the Department of Defense to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program within the budget accounts of the military departments. This means the Department of Defense could more easily allocate resources to this program as part of their regular budgeting process.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Chemical and Biological Defense Program Improvement Act of 2023This bill allows the Department of Defense to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program within the budget accounts of the military departments.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows the Department of Defense to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program within their regular budget accounts
Streamlines the budgeting process for this defense program
Could lead to increased or more stable funding for chemical and biological defense efforts

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would impact the Department of Defense and the military branches by giving them more flexibility in how they fund the chemical and biological defense program. This could result in increased or more reliable funding for research, development, and preparedness efforts related to chemical and biological threats.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1716, 119th Congress (2025). "Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1716