118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 421 — Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act

“A bill to prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to require a GAO study regarding Federal funds previously provided to such institute or to entities affiliated with the Chinese Government.”

International affairs

Introduced Feb 14, 2023

Last action Feb 14, 2023

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Referred

Feb 14, 2023

Foreign Relations

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Senate

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits making federal funds available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on federal funds that were provided directly or indirectly to the institute, the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or affiliates of these entities over the past 15 years.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 14, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.