Bill or resolution detail

S 421

Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act

Congress118th

Origin chamberSENATE

Current statusReferred

Record identity

Official facts

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IntroducedFeb 14, 2023

Status dateFeb 14, 2023

Policy areaInternational Affairs

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Copied official fact

Deterministic classification

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Effective Dec 5, 2025Entity 118-s-421

Official sponsorship relationships

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Member	Party	Role	Sources
Joni Ernst	Republican Party	PRIMARY	Official sponsorship ↗

Official chronology

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Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Official text changes

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No amendments are attached.

Referral and jurisdiction

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Committee	Chamber	Relationship	Source
Foreign Relations Committeessfr00	SENATE	REFERRED	Official relationship ↗

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