S 4778 117th Congress Senate Health

SAFE Risky Research Act

Introduced: August 4, 2022 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Federally-funded Extramural Risky Research Act or the SAFE Risky Research Act

This bill prohibits federally funded research on pathogens of pandemic potential or other dangerous biological agents or toxins if the research is carried out by foreign institutions located in countries of concern.

What's happening now August 4, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4778: SAFE Risky Research Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4778/

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