S 81
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.