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S 81 118th Congress Senate

Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act

Official title: A bill to provide a moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or other research institute that is conducting gain-of-function research.

Introduced: January 25, 2023 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 25, 2023
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 Latest action January 26, 2023

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act

This bill prohibits the award of federal research grants to institutions of higher education or research institutes that conduct gain-of-function research. Gain-of-function research refers to any research that (1) could confer attributes to influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses such that the virus would have enhanced pathogenicity or transmissibility in an organism; or (2) involves methods that could enhance potential pandemic pathogens or related risky research with potentially dangerous pathogens.

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 17, 2024
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Jan 31, 2023
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 30, 2023
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 30, 2023
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jan 25, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 81: Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-81/
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"S. 81: Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-81/.
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S. 81, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-81/.
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