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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2021 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jun 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the World Health Organization must immediately conduct a comprehensive investigation of the origins of COVID-19 with access to all relevant records, samples, and personnel in China. It also states that the U.S. delegation to the World Health Assembly should work with allies and partners to ensure that the assembly authorizes such an investigation.

What's happening now August 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 462: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-462/
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"H. Res. 462: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-462/.
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H. Res. 462, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-462/.
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[H. Res. 462: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-462/)
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