House Committee Approves NDAA Amendment Requiring Report on Pandemic Origins

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 7120 the "Justice in Policing Act of 2020," at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on June 17, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY2022, which would require top government agencies to investigate and publish an unclassified report on the true origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rep. Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) amendment (pdf) was accepted on a bipartisan basis.