Congress sends bill to Biden requiring his administration to declassify intelligence on COVID-19's origins

• The House passed a bipartisan bill that would require the Biden administration to declassify information related to COVID-19's origins.
• Biden hasn't said whether he'll sign the bill into law.
• The origins of COVID-19 have long been debated and theorized.

Congressional lawmakers ramped up pressure on President Joe Biden to declassify intelligence about the origins of COVID-19, sending a bill to his desk that would require his administration to do so.

The House of Representatives unanimously approved the bill, titled the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, in a 419-0 vote on Friday. Every House Republican and Democrat present supported the legislation.

The Senate likewise unanimously passed the legislation, introduced by GOP Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Braun of Indiana, last week.