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COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021

Introduced: June 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.

Specifically, if the President is unable to certify within 90 days of this bill's enactment that China's government has allowed a transparent international forensic investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and certain laboratories in the city of Wuhan, the President must (1) impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against individuals employed by or affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), (2) prohibit federal funding for collaborative projects between U.S.-based researchers and CAS researchers in any academic field, and (3) prohibit U.S.-based researchers and institutions that receive federal funding from engaging in certain research on viruses with individuals or institutions based in China.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2148 Related bill COVID Act of 2021
  • S 3463 Related bill COVID Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Katko, John
· Jun 25, 2021
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jun 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4048: COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4048/
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"H.R. 4048: COVID–19 Origins Accountability Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4048/.
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H.R. 4048, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4048/.
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