Date Time Don’t Restrict Valid Pathogen Research, ASM & Partners Warn Congress ASM, with the support of fellow science organizations and institutions, issued the following letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging them to reject attempts to impose restrictions on federally funded research or the operations of federal science agencies based on premature conclusions about how the pandemic emerged. Such efforts could have serious, negative unintended consequences for potentially lifesaving research. This letter follows ASM’s call for governments, international agencies, and scientists to work together to initiate an objective evaluation of the virus’s origins. Dear Chair DeLauro, Ranking Member Granger and Ranking Member Cole: