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COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021

Introduced: March 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021

This bill requires the National Science Foundation to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study disinformation and misinformation about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the internet and social media platforms.

What's happening now March 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 913 Identical bill COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 14, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 21, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Apr 21, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2182: COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2182/
MLA
"H.R. 2182: COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2182/.
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H.R. 2182, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2182/.
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[H.R. 2182: COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2182/)
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