H.R. 1827 · 118th Congress
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2023
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CarterSponsor5 cosponsors · 1 D, 4 R
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill generally prohibits the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting gain-of-function research through March 30, 2028.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 28, 2023
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2023
This bill generally prohibits the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting gain-of-function research through March 30, 2028. The bill defines gain-of-function research as any research that could enhance the transmissibility, virulence, or pathogenicity of any pathogen or non-pathogen agent in a way that could lead to (1) moderate or high transmissibility, virulence, or pathogenicity in human populations; (2) significant morbidity or mortality in humans; or (3) severe threats to public health or U.S. national security.
The prohibition does not apply to the characterization or testing of naturally occurring influenza virus or coronavirus unless the characterization or testing could increase viral pathogenicity or transmissibility.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2023
Latest action (Apr 7, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 28, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.