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S 421 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act

This bill prohibits making federal funds available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on federal funds that were provided directly or indirectly to the institute, the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or affiliates of these entities over the past 15 years.

What's happening now February 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1025 Identical bill Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 421: Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-421/
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"S. 421: Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-421/.
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S. 421, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-421/.
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