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H.R. 494: Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 25, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 25, 2023

This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc (including any subsidiaries or related organizations). This is a nonprofit research organization that studies coronaviruses in bat populations and other environmental health concerns.

The Government Accountability Office must also audit federal funds provided to that organization over the past decade. The audit must include the amount of those funds provided by EcoHealth Alliance to China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

34

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Guy Reschenthaler R-PA SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History

  1. Jan 25, 2023Introduced in the House by Guy Reschenthaler.
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  1. Jan 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.