• BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Duration: March 22, 2024 to present

General Issues: Defense, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $100,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2024: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Related Foreign Entities: MGI Tech R&D Hong Kong Co., Limited (Hong Kong, CHN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; CGI Hong Kong Co., Limited (Hong Kong, CHN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%