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US HB4207
Bill
Status
6/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tom Tiffany
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AI Summary
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Any convention, agreement, or international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response adopted by the World Health Assembly would be deemed a treaty requiring Senate ratification with two-thirds approval under Article II of the Constitution
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WHO member states adopted a Pandemic Agreement on May 20, 2025, during the 78th World Health Assembly following negotiations by an intergovernmental negotiating body established in December 2021
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President Trump announced U.S. withdrawal from WHO on May 18, 2020, citing mismanagement of COVID-19 and lack of independence from China; President Biden reversed this on January 20, 2021; President Trump revoked Biden's reversal on January 20, 2025
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Congress expresses that the American public is "deeply skeptical" of WHO leadership and its independence from political influence by China, and prefers pandemic-related agreements be treated as treaties
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U.S. policy is stated to unequivocally support Taiwan's full participation in the World Health Organization
Legislative Description
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6/26/2025