H.R. 1827 · 118th Congress

Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 28, 2023 by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). 5 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 7, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 28, 2023
Cosponsors
5
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting certain gain-of-function research, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medical research
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Research administration and funding

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 28, 2023). Public domain.

Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2023

This bill generally prohibits the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting gain-of-function research through March 30, 2028. The bill defines gain-of-function research as any research that could enhance the transmissibility, virulence, or pathogenicity of any pathogen or non-pathogen agent in a way that could lead to (1) moderate or high transmissibility, virulence, or pathogenicity in human populations; (2) significant morbidity or mortality in humans; or (3) severe threats to public health or U.S. national security.

The prohibition does not apply to the characterization or testing of naturally occurring influenza virus or coronavirus unless the characterization or testing could increase viral pathogenicity or transmissibility.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Apr 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Association of American Universities5 reports
    $319.2K reported (all issues)
  2. City of Arlington5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  3. City of Austin5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. City of Dallas5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  5. City of Denton5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DENTON$302.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. City of Elizabeth5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  7. City of Huntsville5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF HUNTSVILLEAI match · 100%
  8. City of Sumter5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  9. Township of Piscataway5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  10. WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.