Enhanced COVID-19 Transparency Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 3291

119th Congress

Enhanced COVID-19 Transparency Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Dec 1, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Todd Young

R - IN

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Summary

The Enhanced COVID-19 Transparency Act requires the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community to conduct a declassification review within 180 days of all intelligence relating to COVID-19 origins, including research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research, and Chinese government efforts to obstruct investigations or suppress information sharing.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Enhanced COVID-19 Transparency Act requires the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community to conduct a declassification review within 180 days of all intelligence relating to COVID-19 origins, including research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research, and Chinese government efforts to obstruct investigations or suppress information sharing.

Last updated: 12/27/2025

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires declassification review within 180 days of enactment
Covers intelligence on Wuhan Institute of Virology research
Includes gain-of-function research and its intended purposes
Reviews funding sources for coronavirus research (Chinese and foreign)
Examines Chinese government efforts to obstruct origin investigations
Requires unredacted version be provided to congressional intelligence committees

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Aims to increase public transparency about COVID-19 origins and potential Chinese government cover-up efforts. Could reveal intelligence about Wuhan lab activities, gain-of-function research funding, and obstruction efforts. Affects intelligence community agencies required to conduct review. May impact U.S.-China relations depending on what declassified information reveals.

Policy Areas

No policy areas assigned yet.

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3291, 119th Congress (2025). "Enhanced COVID-19 Transparency Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-s-3291