HRES 907 · 116th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China made multiple, serious mistakes in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak that heightened the severity and spread of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which include the Chinese Government's intentional spread of misinformation to downplay the risks of the virus, a refusal to cooperate with international health authorities, internal censorship of doctors and journalists, and malicious disregard for the health of ethnic minorities.

Introduced 2020-03-24· Sponsored by Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.(2020-04-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This resolution condemns the Chinese government's response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak, including China's censorship of doctors and journalists during the early days of the outbreak and its refusal to accept assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The resolution also calls for (1) China to publicly state that there is no evidence that COVID-19 originated from outside China, and (2) the World Health Organization to retract misleading statements of support for China's response to COVID-19.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans