The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2023
S 619 Signed into law

Sponsored by Josh Hawley (R)

COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023

Requires the intelligence chief to release all information on possible Wuhan lab links to COVID-19's origin.

Tradeoff

Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to declassify this information within 90 days of enactment. Also requires an unclassified report to Congress, with redactions only to protect sources and methods.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 619, COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/58977 · Mar 2023

The Senate passed the bill by on March 1, 2023. The House passed it 419-0 on March 10, 2023. The bill became law in March 2023.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 1, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 1, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  3. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 3, 2023)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #143 · Mar 10, 2023)

    419 yeanay 0

  5. House

    Sent to the President

    (Mar 16, 2023)

  6. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  7. Enacted

    Became law(Mar 20, 2023)

Final passage· Mar 10, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025