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S. Res. 204 117th Congress Senate

A resolution establishing a Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China.

Introduced: May 11, 2021 Introduced by: Roger Marshall Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2457-2458)

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This resolution establishes the Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China to investigate the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in or around Wuhan, China.

The committee must conduct a study and submit a final report that includes (1) an identification of the source of COVID-19 and the route of human-to-human transmission beginning in or around Wuhan, China; (2) research and possible leaks from the Wuhan Center for Disease Control; (3) the origination of claims that the pandemic spread from a seafood market in Wuhan, China; and (4) the impact of not shutting down travel in and out of Wuhan, China, the Hubei province, and greater China.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 204: A resolution establishing a Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-204/
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"S. Res. 204: A resolution establishing a Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in China.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-204/.
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S. Res. 204, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-204/.
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