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HR 5270 117th Congress House

Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021

Official title: To prohibit the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting certain gain-of-function research, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2021 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021

This bill temporarily prohibits the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research on any influenza virus or coronavirus if the research is reasonably expected to increase the virus's pathogenicity or transmissibility in mammals via the respiratory route.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 17, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Sep 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5270: Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5270/
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"H.R. 5270: Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5270/.
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H.R. 5270, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5270/.
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