S619-118 · 118th Congress
Signed
Signed Mar 20, 2023COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023
COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI must submit to Congress an unclassified report with all such information with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 360 politicians tracked
346
YEA
0
NAY
0
PRESENT
14
NOT VOTING
Dem YEA 169Ind YEA 1Rep YEA 176
BY PARTY · ✕ NAY ← | → YEA ✓
DEM
0
169
REP
0
176
IND
0
1
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Which donor industries fund each side of the vote — total contributions from that industry to those members, all cycles · plus lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$204.8M
- 2. Securities & Investment$149.0M
- 3. Health Services$136.5M
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
No data yet.
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this specific bill. Statistical patterns in public records; correlation, not causation.
LOBBYING ON THIS BILL
8 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures
EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA3 reports
EQUIFAX, INC2 reports
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA1 report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION1 report
TRANS UNION LLC1 report
⟳ The revolving door — lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles
Mike LucierUS House of Representatives: 2019-2022 Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director. 2017-2019 Acting Chief of staff and Legislative Director. 2015-2017 Legislative Assistant. 2013-2015 Legislative Assistant
Jennifer TyreeU.S. Office of Personnel Management/Dep. Dir. Off. of Congressional, Leg. & Intergovernmental Affairs; Off. of Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)/Leg. Dir. & Counsel; Sen. Homeland Sec. and Gov. Affairs Cmte/Subcom. Counsel; Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)/intern
Katherine SybengaSenate Homeland Security and Gov. Affairs Committee/Chief Counsel for Gov. Affairs, Senior Counsel, Director, Gov. Affairs, Counsel; Office of Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)/Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide/Correspondent, Staff Assistant, intern
Matthew SowardsOffice of John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV), Legislative Correspondent (2012-2015), Intern (2009); Office of Congressman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Intern (2009)
Sarah Ursprung Feldpausch)Staff Asst, Leg Correspondent, Leg Aide, Leg Asst - Rep Paul Mitchell; Policy Advisor, US Dept of Education, Off of Elementary and Secondary Education
“Covered position” is the former government job lobbyists must disclose by law (LDA §4). Prior service is stated on the filings; it carries no implication of wrongdoing. Full revolving-door board →
A report naming a bill means the organization disclosed lobbying activity on it — the disclosure does not state a position for or against.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
Josh Hawley
R-MO · Primary
3 COSPONSORS
REPUBLICAN● 3 R
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Hawley
Single-Issue Advocacy38%
Single-Issue Advocacy 38% of classified donations
Health Services9%
Health Services 9% of classified donations
Lawyers & Lobbyists7%
Lawyers & Lobbyists 7% of classified donations
Party & Leadership5%
Party & Leadership 5% of classified donations
Agriculture5%
Agriculture 5% of classified donations
TRAIL AI
The COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 (S 619) addresses the investigation and disclosure of information related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill was signed into law with unanimous support in the House, receiving 346 votes in favor and no votes against, with both Democratic and Republican members voting identically at 169 and 176 votes respectively. The legislation was sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
INTRODUCEDMar 1, 2023
PASSED HOUSEMar 8, 2023
SIGNEDMar 20, 2023
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.