HR 1376 United States House · 118th Congress

COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023

HR 1376, the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, requires the Director of National Intelligence to declassify and publicly release specific information related to the origin of the pandemic within 90 days of enactment. It directs the declassification of details about the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s activities (including military ties and pre-pandemic coronavirus research) and health records of researchers who fell ill in autumn 2019, including names, symptoms, and roles. The bill mandates an unclassified report to Congress containing this information, with only minimal redactions for source protection. This legislation directly affects the Director of National Intelligence and aims to make origin-related information available to the public and Congress for pandemic prevention planning.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2023

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Introduced Mar 3, 2023 Last action Mar 30, 2023

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Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

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Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 118-32, Part I.

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Mar 3, 2023

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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors