# Plain Language Summary

This resolution is essentially a formal request from the House of Representatives asking the President to hand over documents related to how the intelligence community investigated where COVID-19 came from. The House is asking for copies of all records, memos, emails, and other communications that the President's office has that discuss or relate to this investigation into COVID-19's origins. The President would have two weeks from when this resolution passes to provide these documents to the House.

This is a "resolution of inquiry," which is a procedural tool Congress uses when it wants information from the executive branch. It's not a law that would change anything or affect people's daily lives directly. Instead, it's lawmakers requesting transparency about what the government has learned regarding COVID-19's origins. The resolution doesn't force the President to comply—it's a formal request—though there can be political consequences if the administration refuses to provide the information Congress is asking for.

For most Americans, this won't have an immediate practical impact. However, it reflects an ongoing debate about government transparency and accountability regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. If the documents are provided, they could potentially shed light on what U.S. intelligence agencies concluded about how the virus originated, which has been a contentious topic with different theories about whether it came from nature or from a laboratory. The resolution essentially asks: what does the government actually know, and will it share that information with Congress?

Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the investigation by the intelligence community into the origins of the COVID-19 virus.

Turner, Michael R.

 This resolution requests the President to provide the House of Representatives any documents and information about the investigation by the intelligence community into the origins of the COVID-19 virus.