119th Congress Health
S. 738: Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act
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Summary
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education or other research institutes that are conducting gain-of-function research from receiving federal research grants. Gain-of-function research means research that (1) involves the genetic alteration of specified viruses, agents, and toxins (e.g., coronavirus) to change or enhance their functions, such as their ability to cause or spread disease; or (2) may reasonably be anticipated to give new traits to such organisms that enhance such functions or otherwise threaten public health or national security.
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- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Roger Marshall.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.