Unmasking the Origins of COVID–19 Act

Bill: 117-hr-5004
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2021-08-10
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

China

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Unmasking the Origins of COVID-19 Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward for information leading to the identification of the origins of COVID-19 or other related information, such as the identification of individuals or entities involved in a cover-up of the origins of COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 10, 2021 Mr. Rose (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and Mr. DesJarlais ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards regarding the identification of credible information regarding the origins of COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unmasking the Origins of COVID–19 Act . 2. Authorization for reward Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) the identification of— (A) the origins of COVID–19; (B) any person or entity involved in the coverup of the origins of COVID–19; or (C) nonpublic information related to gain of function research conducted at or in connection with Chinese laboratories, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology, with respect to coronaviruses, that has been covered up by the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party. .