Dr. Rand Paul’s Bipartisan Risky Research Review Act Approved by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - The Iowa Standard

Dr. Rand Paul’s Bipartisan Risky Research Review Act Approved by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - The Iowa Standard

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), announced that his bipartisan Risky Research Review Act has passed out of committee following a successful markup. The legislation, which establishes the first-ever independent oversight body for gain-of-function and other high-risk life sciences research, was approved overwhelmingly by a bipartisan vote of 11-2. “We must demand ac…