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World Deserves To Know Act

USA117th CongressHR-3922| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Robert J. Wittman

Robert J. Wittman

Republican Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (27)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Mike Garcia (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jerry L. Carl (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Foreign Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
World Deserves To Know Act This bill requires sanctions on certain members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and officials of Chinese health agencies. It also addresses related issues. The President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person who is a CCP official and who is knowingly responsible for or complicit in (1) the disappearances of whistleblowers and citizen journalists in China relating to COVID-19, or (2) limiting free speech and academic freedom in China relating to COVID-19. The President must also impose such sanctions on specified individuals who have leadership positions in China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention and China's National Health Commission (NHC). The authority to impose such sanctions shall end when the President certifies to Congress that an independent and unimpeded investigation into the potential origin of COVID-19 from the Wuhan Institute of Virology has taken place. The bill also bars federal funds and certain federal student assistance from going to institutions of higher education that enter into a contract with any element or China-based affiliate of the NHC. Federal funding to the National Academy of Sciences may not be used to enter into a contract with any element or China-based affiliate of the NHC. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress a review of all funds that the National Institutes of Health have made available to the NHC since FY2010. This report must also be publicly available.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, 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.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3077)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 15, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, 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.


  • June 16, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 23, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3077)


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-2933: Chinese Communist Party Accountability Act of 2021
AsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCongressional oversightContracts and agencyDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationNews media and reportingPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementSanctionsTaiwanVisas and passportsWorld health

World Deserves To Know Act

USA117th CongressHR-3922| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
World Deserves To Know Act This bill requires sanctions on certain members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and officials of Chinese health agencies. It also addresses related issues. The President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person who is a CCP official and who is knowingly responsible for or complicit in (1) the disappearances of whistleblowers and citizen journalists in China relating to COVID-19, or (2) limiting free speech and academic freedom in China relating to COVID-19. The President must also impose such sanctions on specified individuals who have leadership positions in China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention and China's National Health Commission (NHC). The authority to impose such sanctions shall end when the President certifies to Congress that an independent and unimpeded investigation into the potential origin of COVID-19 from the Wuhan Institute of Virology has taken place. The bill also bars federal funds and certain federal student assistance from going to institutions of higher education that enter into a contract with any element or China-based affiliate of the NHC. Federal funding to the National Academy of Sciences may not be used to enter into a contract with any element or China-based affiliate of the NHC. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress a review of all funds that the National Institutes of Health have made available to the NHC since FY2010. This report must also be publicly available.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, 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.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3077)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 15, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, 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.


  • June 16, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 23, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3077)


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Robert J. Wittman

Robert J. Wittman

Republican Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (27)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Mike Garcia (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jerry L. Carl (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Foreign Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-2933: Chinese Communist Party Accountability Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCongressional oversightContracts and agencyDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationNews media and reportingPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementSanctionsTaiwanVisas and passportsWorld health