Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021
Summary
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021 This bill temporarily prohibits the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research on any influenza virus or coronavirus if the research is reasonably expected to increase the virus's pathogenicity or transmissibility in mammals via the respiratory route.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 17, 2021
Last action Sep 20, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Sep 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Henry Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Gallagher
RRepublican
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