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A bill to declassify COVID-19's origins clears the House and heads to Biden

The House has unanimously voted to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information on the origins of COVID-19. It's not clear whether or not President Biden will sign the bill.
A man crosses an empty highway road on February 3, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

The House has unanimously passed a bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information regarding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It cleared the chamber 419-0, with 204

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