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COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021

Introduced: July 29, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI shall submit to Congress an unclassified report containing such information, with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods.

What's happening now May 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1867 Related bill COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021
  • S 1348 Identical bill COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 14
Taylor, Van
· Jul 29, 2021
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jul 20, 2021
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Jun 4, 2021
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jun 4, 2021
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 19, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 19, 2021
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 19, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· May 19, 2021
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 19, 2021
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · May 13, 2021
Bishop, Dan
· May 13, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· May 13, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· May 13, 2021
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 13, 2021
Hice, Jody
· May 13, 2021
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 13, 2021
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 13, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · May 13, 2021
Rice, Tom
· May 13, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 13, 2021
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 13, 2021
Stewart, Chris
· May 13, 2021
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 13, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3191: COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3191/
MLA
"H.R. 3191: COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3191/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3191, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3191/.
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[H.R. 3191: COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3191/)
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