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COVID Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2148| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2021
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2021 or the COVID 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 with leadership positions in 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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Timeline
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • June 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4048: COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021
  • S 117-3463: COVID Act of 2022
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 Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2148| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2021
Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2021 or the COVID 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 with leadership positions in 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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Timeline
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • June 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4048: COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021
  • S 117-3463: COVID Act of 2022
  • 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