House Simple Resolution 909
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Supporting an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact thereof on the people of the United States and other nations.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 25, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
909
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This resolution condemns the Chinese government's decision to hide the emergence and spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) within China. It also calls for an investigation by public health officials from the United States and other affected countries into how China's actions contributed to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
March 25, 2020
04/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
03/25/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/25/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:21:30 PM