S 738
119th Congress
Senate
Health
Genetics
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act
Introduced: February 26, 2025
Introduced by:
Marshall, Roger
Republican
· Kansas
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education or other research institutes that are conducting gain-of-function research from receiving federal research grants. Gain-of-function research means research that (1) involves the genetic alteration of specified viruses, agents, and toxins (e.g., coronavirus) to change or enhance their functions, such as their ability to cause or spread disease; or (2) may reasonably be anticipated to give new traits to such organisms that enhance such functions or otherwise threaten public health or national security.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1