# 116-hr-6421: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

116-hr-6421, Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6421
- Congress: 116
- Title: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-03-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6421 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6421)

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- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6421 (as of 2025-11-18).