Calling on the federal government to conduct an unbiased and comprehensive investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

HCR 13 is a Texas concurrent resolution urging the federal government to investigate the origins of SARS-CoV-2, specifically requesting an unbiased examination of whether the virus originated from a laboratory incident at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. It directs the U.S. Congress and President to conduct a comprehensive investigation without influence from involved agencies, and to release a full, unredacted final report to Texas citizens. This resolution does not create new laws but formally expresses Texas's position on the pandemic's origins. It directly addresses the federal government, citing concerns about U.S. funding for virus research at the Wuhan lab and intelligence assessments of a possible lab leak.