COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-4048| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Mike Gallagher
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (2)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
COVID-19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met. Specifically, if the President is unable to certify within 90 days of this bill's enactment that China's government has allowed a transparent international forensic investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and certain laboratories in the city of Wuhan, the President must (1) impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against individuals employed by or affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), (2) prohibit federal funding for collaborative projects between U.S.-based researchers and CAS researchers in any academic field, and (3) prohibit U.S.-based researchers and institutions that receive federal funding from engaging in certain research on viruses with individuals or institutions based in China.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
International Affairs
AsiaAustraliaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCell biology and embryologyChinaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency medical services and trauma careEuropeForeign propertyFranceGeneticsGermanyGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsIndiaInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationJapanMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNetherlandsOceaniaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsResearch administration and fundingSanctionsUnited KingdomVisas and passportsWar and emergency powers
COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-4048| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
COVID-19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met. Specifically, if the President is unable to certify within 90 days of this bill's enactment that China's government has allowed a transparent international forensic investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and certain laboratories in the city of Wuhan, the President must (1) impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against individuals employed by or affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), (2) prohibit federal funding for collaborative projects between U.S.-based researchers and CAS researchers in any academic field, and (3) prohibit U.S.-based researchers and institutions that receive federal funding from engaging in certain research on viruses with individuals or institutions based in China.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mike Gallagher
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (2)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaAustraliaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCell biology and embryologyChinaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency medical services and trauma careEuropeForeign propertyFranceGeneticsGermanyGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsIndiaInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationJapanMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNetherlandsOceaniaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsResearch administration and fundingSanctionsUnited KingdomVisas and passportsWar and emergency powers