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H.R. 3922 117th Congress House

World Deserves To Know Act

Official title: To impose sanctions with respect to members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2021 Introduced by: Robert J. Wittman Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 23, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3077)
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and 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.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World Deserves To Know Act

This bill requires sanctions on certain members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and officials of Chinese health agencies. It also addresses related issues.

The President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person who is a CCP official and who is knowingly responsible for or complicit in (1) the disappearances of whistleblowers and citizen journalists in China relating to COVID-19, or (2) limiting free speech and academic freedom in China relating to COVID-19.

The President must also impose such sanctions on specified individuals who have leadership positions in China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention and China's National Health Commission (NHC).

The authority to impose such sanctions shall end when the President certifies to Congress that an independent and unimpeded investigation into the potential origin of COVID-19 from the Wuhan Institute of Virology has taken place.

The bill also bars federal funds and certain federal student assistance from going to institutions of higher education that enter into a contract with any element or China-based affiliate of the NHC.

Federal funding to the National Academy of Sciences may not be used to enter into a contract with any element or China-based affiliate of the NHC.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress a review of all funds that the National Institutes of Health have made available to the NHC since FY2010. This report must also be publicly available.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 229 Reintroduced Bill World Deserves To Know Act
  • S 2933 Chinese Communist Party Accountability Act of 2021
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 23
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Sep 23, 2021
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 23, 2021
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Jul 22, 2021
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jul 22, 2021
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jul 9, 2021
Carl, Jerry
· Jun 23, 2021
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Jun 23, 2021
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jun 23, 2021
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Jun 23, 2021
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 23, 2021
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 23, 2021
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 23, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 23, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 16, 2021
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Jun 16, 2021
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jun 16, 2021
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Jun 16, 2021
Garcia, Mike
· Jun 16, 2021
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 2021
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jun 16, 2021
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jun 16, 2021
Lamborn, Doug
· Jun 16, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 16, 2021
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 16, 2021
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jun 16, 2021
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 16, 2021
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3922: World Deserves To Know Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3922/
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"H.R. 3922: World Deserves To Know Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3922/.
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H.R. 3922, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3922/.
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