Foreign Relations Committee
- Referred To
Introduced: Jan 14, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 14, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S140)
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act
This bill prohibits the United States from becoming a party to a World Health Organization (WHO) agreement related to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response except pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, Section 2, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution (which requires that two-thirds of Senators present concur with the treaty).
The bill also prohibits federal funding for WHO beginning on the effective date of such an agreement and ending on the date when the Senate ratifies the agreement.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S140)
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