COVID–19 Origin Disclosure Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3832
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-03-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

China

Congressional oversight

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical research

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>COVID-19 Origin Disclosure Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to publish information about the origin of COVID-19 and its potential links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3832 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2022 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any applicable agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, to make public information relating to the origin of COVID–19.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Origin Disclosure Act of 2022 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) identifying the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) is critical for preventing a similar pandemic from occurring in the future; (2) there is reason to believe the COVID–19 pandemic may have originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology; and (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services has a responsibility to make available to the public as much information as possible about the origin of COVID–19 so the United States and like-minded countries can— (A) identify the origin of COVID–19 as expeditiously as possible, and (B) use that information to take all appropriate measures to prevent a similar pandemic from occurring again. 3. Public release of information related to the origin of COVID–19 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— (1) publish any and all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), including— (A) any coordination conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services with entities in China performing research on coronaviruses, including by disclosing any funding of such research by the Department; and (B) any research or literature review produced by employees of the Department of Health and Human Services about the potential origin of COVID–19; and (2) submit to Congress a report that contains all of the information described under paragraph (1).