SENATE 1867117th CongressHeld at the desk.
COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-28Held at the desk.
- 2021-05-28Received in the House.
- 2021-05-27Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2021-05-26Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3488-3489; text: CR S3488-3489)
- 2021-05-26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3488-3489; text: CR S3488-3489)
- 2021-05-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-26 (55)
COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI shall submit to Congress an unclassified report containing such information, with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods.
Cosponsors (2)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Subjects
- Asia
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Medical research
- World health
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