House Bill 591
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2021
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Type
Bill
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Bill Number
591
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
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Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Guy Reschenthaler
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Summary
Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act
This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. This is a nonprofit research organization that studies coronaviruses in bat populations and other environmental health concerns.
The Government Accountability Office must also audit federal funds provided to that organization over the past decade. The audit must include the amount of those funds provided by EcoHealth Alliance to China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
January 28, 2021
01/28/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
01/28/2021
Introduced in House
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Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:24 PM