H.R. 5270 · 117th Congress · House

Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Sep 17, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

4
  1. SEP 20, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. SEP 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

2

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 20, 2021

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

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