This resolution establishes the Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China to investigate the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in or around Wuhan, China. The committee must conduct a study and submit a final report that includes (1) an identification of the source of COVID-19 and the route of human-to-human transmission beginning in or around Wuhan, China; (2) research and possible leaks from the Wuhan Center for Disease Control; (3) the origination of claims that the pandemic spread from a seafood market in Wuhan, China; and (4) the impact of not shutting down travel in and out of Wuhan, China, the Hubei province, and greater China.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2457-2458)
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2457-2458)
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A resolution establishing a Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China.
USA117th CongressSRES-204| Senate
| Updated: 5/11/2021
This resolution establishes the Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China to investigate the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in or around Wuhan, China. The committee must conduct a study and submit a final report that includes (1) an identification of the source of COVID-19 and the route of human-to-human transmission beginning in or around Wuhan, China; (2) research and possible leaks from the Wuhan Center for Disease Control; (3) the origination of claims that the pandemic spread from a seafood market in Wuhan, China; and (4) the impact of not shutting down travel in and out of Wuhan, China, the Hubei province, and greater China.
Agricultural marketing and promotionAsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCongressional committeesCongressional operations and organizationCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationMedical researchNews media and reportingPolitical parties and affiliationSeafoodSenateTravel and tourismWorld health