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VT SR0016
Resolution
Status
5/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Martine Gulick
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AI Summary
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Opposes President Trump's January 20, 2025 Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Criticizes elimination of approximately 20,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jobs, including CDC teams focused on injury prevention, mental health tracking, maternal mortality, and rape prevention education
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Condemns elimination of FDA Center for Tobacco Products management divisions and most CDC Office on Smoking and Health staff, citing negative impacts on tobacco prevention for Vermont youth
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Objects to NIH refusing grant funds to universities with diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and to the U.S. Department of Education cutting approximately $1 billion in federal grants for school mental health services
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to President Trump, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Vermont Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
Senate resolution opposing recent federal actions that threaten public health and urging their swift reversal
Last Action
Recommitted to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Gulick
5/30/2025