The Director of National Intelligence will have 90 days to release a report on de-classified information on the origin of Covid-19 to Congress, if signed by President Joe Biden.
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The House of Representatives voted unanimously Friday morning on a bill to declassify intelligence information on the origin of Covid-19, following two reports suggesting the deadly virus originated in a Chinese lab, even though scientists have expressed skepticism about that theory.Key Facts
The House voted 419-0 on the bill—a remarkable show of unity from a governing body that rarely agrees on any legislation—after the Senate passed its version of the bill unanimously last week, meaning the legislation next heads to the desk of President Joe Biden.
If signed into law by President Joe Biden, Director of National Intelligence Avril Danica Haines would have 90 days to send a report on the unclassified information to Congress—Biden has not indicated his support or opposition to the bill, but had previously ordered more information from the intelligence community on the origin of the virus just months into his presidency.
