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A resolution supporting an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact of handling COVID-19 in that manner on the…

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A resolution supporting an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact of handling COVID-19 in that manner on the people of the United States and other nations.

Introduced: March 24, 2020 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns the Chinese government's decision to hide the emergence and spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) within China. It also calls for an investigation by public health officials from the United States and other affected countries into how China's actions contributed to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

What's happening now March 24, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2013-2014)

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 4, 2020
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 24, 2020
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 24, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Mar 24, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 552: A resolution supporting an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact of handling COVID-19 in that manner on the people of the United States and other nations.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-552/
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"S. Res. 552: A resolution supporting an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact of handling COVID-19 in that manner on the people of the United States and other nations.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-552/.
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S. Res. 552, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-552/.
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[S. Res. 552: A resolution supporting an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact of handling COVID-19 in that manner on the people of the United States and other nations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-552/)
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