AIFear Report
LiveUpdated recently2026-09-19 23:30Z
The Fear Index

Rank 9 of 9

Bioweapons

33

on the Fear Index

Bills0
Lobbying filings34
Attention421

The receipts

421news articles about it in the last 30 days
34federal lobbying filings name it, past year
$90Kspent lobbying on it by advocacy groups, past year

Who's funding it

Advocacy groups and foundations lobbying on this fear, past year.

  1. 1Americans for Responsible InnovationAdvocacy group1 filings$90K

Industry at the table

Companies and trade groups whose lobbying filings name this fear, past year.

  1. 1American Security FundLobbying client filings6 filings
  2. 2National Multifamily Housing CouncilLobbying client filings3 filings
  3. 3Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationLobbying client filings3 filings
  4. 4National Association of Children's Hospitals (n.a.c.h.)Lobbying client filings3 filings
  5. 5Baxter HealthcareLobbying client filings3 filings
  6. 6PremierLobbying client filings3 filings

Money, bills and attention

Lobbying filings naming it
Bills citing it
Wikipedia views
Lobbying filings naming itBills citing itWikipedia views202420252026Q1 2024: $57.9M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ2 2024: $35.5M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ3 2024: $19.2M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ4 2024: $41.4M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ1 2025: $40.8M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ2 2025: $26.8M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ3 2025: $5.9M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ4 2025: $24.1M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ1 2026: $6.9M on lobbying filings naming this fearQ2 2026: $6.6M on lobbying filings naming this fearNo attention series for this fear yet

Each dot is one bill. Sources: LDA.gov lobbying filings that mention this fear, bills tagged with it, and Wikipedia pageviews for its topic.