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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19.

Introduced: May 28, 2021 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3931; text: CR S3934)

May 28, 2021

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This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate 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 May 28, 2021

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3931; text: CR S3934)

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · May 28, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 256: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-256/

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"S. Res. 256: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-256/.

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S. Res. 256, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-256/.

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[S. Res. 256: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-256/)