US HR922 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution calls on all governments to permanently close live wildlife markets. The resolution also calls on the World Health Organization to advise member states to close live wildlife markets around the world. Finally, the resolution calls on the Chinese Communist Party officials and the propaganda organs of the Chinese Communist Party to cease spreading disinformation on the origins of, and initial response to, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all nations should permanently close live wildlife markets and that the People's Republic of China should cease spreading disinformation regarding the origins of coronavirus.
Sponsors
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH] | Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA] | Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] | Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS] |
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL] | Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS] | Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-04-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
2020-04-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2020-04-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2020-04-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2020-04-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2020-04-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International affairs
Meat
Medical research
Smuggling and trafficking
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International affairs
Meat
Medical research
Smuggling and trafficking
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/922/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres922/BILLS-116hres922ih.pdf |