# 117-hr-7125: Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022

117-hr-7125, Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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-7125
- Congress: 117
- Title: Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2022-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program from engaging in certain activities related to biological threats. (The program works with foreign countries to address the risks from weapons of mass destruction, including by securing such weapons and detecting the spread of especially dangerous pathogens.) Specifically, the program may not engage in (1) cooperative biological engagement; or (2) activities for facilitating the detection and reporting of diseases that could be used as an early warning detection mechanism for outbreaks, regardless of whether such diseases are caused by biological weapons.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7125 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7125)

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