H.R. 5270 · 117th Congress
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Buddy Carter
- Introduced
- 2021-09-17
- Latest action
- 2021-09-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
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.