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TX HCR13
Concurrent Resolution
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Briscoe Cain
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AI Summary
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Calls on the federal government to conduct an unbiased, comprehensive investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV-2, including whether it resulted from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China
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Cites NIH confirmation that approximately $600,000 in taxpayer funds were sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology between 2014 and 2019 for coronavirus collection and manipulation experiments
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References U.S. State Department 2018 concerns about safety lapses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and a U.S. Senate committee report concluding COVID-19 emergence was "most likely the result of a research-related incident"
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Demands the investigation be conducted without influence from government agencies and personnel involved in funding the research
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Requires issuance of a final unredacted report made available in its entirety to Texas citizens
Legislative Description
Calling on the federal government to conduct an unbiased and comprehensive investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Resolutions
Last Action
Referred to s/c on State-Federal Relations by Speaker
3/5/2025