# 117-hr-6321: Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act

117-hr-6321, Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 117-hr-6321
- Congress: 117
- Title: Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act This bill addresses pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to COVID-19. Specifically, the bill requires each federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending FOIA requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19; gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research; or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals. For each calendar day on which any applicable FOIA request remains pending, the Department of the Treasury must transfer $1 million from the appropriations account of the office of the head of the agency to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration. A person submitting such a request shall be deemed to have demonstrated a compelling need for expedited processing.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6321 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6321)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-67)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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