S. 81 · 118th Congress
Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act
- Stage
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Roger Marshall
- Introduced
- 2023-01-25
- Latest action
- 2023-01-26 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
Summary
Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act
This bill prohibits the award of federal research grants to institutions of higher education or research institutes that conduct gain-of-function research. Gain-of-function research refers to any research that (1) could confer attributes to influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses such that the virus would have enhanced pathogenicity or transmissibility in an organism; or (2) involves methods that could enhance potential pandemic pathogens or related risky research with potentially dangerous pathogens.