SENATE 84118th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S538; text: CR S537)

A resolution designating February 28, 2023, as "Rare Disease Day".

Last Action: 2/28/2023

Actions

2023-01-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2023-01-25Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-25 (00)

Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc (including any subsidiaries or related organizations). This is a nonprofit research organization that studies coronaviruses in bat populations and other environmental health concerns.

The Government Accountability Office must also audit federal funds provided to that organization over the past decade. The audit must include the amount of those funds provided by EcoHealth Alliance to China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Cosponsors (1)

Roger Marshall (R-KS)

Subjects

Animal and plant health
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Political parties and affiliation
Research administration and funding
World health

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