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HR 5270
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021
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Bill overview
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.
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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
HouseGARepublicanDistrict 1
Cosponsors
Henry Cuellar
HouseTXDemocratDistrict 28
Mike Gallagher
HouseWIRepublicanDistrict 8
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