Roger Marshall: “I call up my amendment No. 1973, as modified, with the changes at the desk and ask that it be reported by number. The…”

“I call up my amendment No. 1973, as modified, with the changes at the desk and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Marshall] proposes an amendment numbered 1973, as modified, to amendment No. 1502. The amendment, as modified, is as follows (Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19, and for other purposes) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ____. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) COVID-19 has taken the lives of nearly 3,500,000 individuals around the world. (2) Understanding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic is essential to addressing our vulnerabilities and preventing future crises. (3) In May 2020, the World Health Assembly did not authorize a comprehensive investigation into the origins of COVID-19, and instead passed a significantly limited compromise resolution, with Chinese government support, which did not explicitly include in its scope the possibility of a research-related accident.…”