S3291-119

In Committee

Enhanced COVID-19 Transparency Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Dec 1, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community heads to jointly conduct declassification reviews of intelligence on COVID-19 origins (Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research. It relies on compliance mandates and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are National Security and Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

Congressional intelligence committees would be affected and American public and researchers would be affected.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community would take on compliance duties, Chinese government officials could face increased risk, and US intelligence sources and methods could face increased risk.

Key Provisions

  • Requires the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community heads to jointly conduct declassification reviews of intelligence on COVID-19 origins (Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community heads to jointly conduct declassification reviews of intelligence on COVID-19 origins (Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research.

Key Policy Areas

National Security, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

The bill requires the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community heads to jointly conduct declassification reviews of intelligence on COVID-19 origins (Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research.

Policy Domains

National Security Foreign Policy

Section 1 - Short Title

Identified Gains
  • Congressional intelligence committees
  • American public and researchers
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American public and researchers:
Congressional intelligence committees:
Identified Costs
  • Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community
  • Chinese government officials
  • US intelligence sources and methods
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Chinese government officials:
US intelligence sources and methods:
Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 1, 2025

Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Dec 1, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
4 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -3 negative

Chinese government officials, Congressional intelligence committees, Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community

Positive-direction: Congressional intelligence committees

Negative-direction: Chinese government officials, Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community, US intelligence sources and methods

Consumers
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

American public and researchers

International Organizations
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

World Health Organization

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Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
National Security Foreign Policy
Domains
National Security Intelligence Public Health Foreign Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_director"
→ Director of National Intelligence
"element_heads"
→ Heads of elements of the intelligence community

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"congressional intelligence committees and intelligence community" §2_definitions

As defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)

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