Bill Details
HR.54 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-01-03
Policy Area
International Affairs
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-California-1]
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-Missouri-7]
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-Wyoming]
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-Kentucky-4]
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-Arizona-2]
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-Michigan-2]
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-South Carolina-1]
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-Louisiana-3]
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-South Carolina-5]
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-Tennessee-5]
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-New York-24]
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-North Carolina-11]
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-Oklahoma-2]
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-Georgia-7]
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-Tennessee-1]
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-Arizona-9]
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-Illinois-15]
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-Texas-21]
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-Florida-17]
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-Indiana-2]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would require the President to take the United States out of the World Health Organization and stop federal money from being used for U.S. participation in the organization or any group that replaces it. It would also repeal an older law from 1948 that allowed the United States to join and support the WHO.
- The withdrawal would take effect as soon as the bill becomes law.
- No federal department or agency could use available funds to support U.S. membership or participation in the WHO or any successor organization.
- The bill would cancel the 1948 law that authorized U.S. membership and funding for the WHO.
Official Summaries
WHO Withdrawal Act
This bill requires the President to immediately withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and prohibits using any federal funds to provide for U.S. participation in the WHO.
The bill also repeals the 1948 act authorizing the United States to join the WHO.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 54 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 54
To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the
Constitution of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Burlison, Ms.
Hageman, Mr. Massie, Mr. Crane, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Mace, Mr. Higgins of
Louisiana, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ogles, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Brecheen, Mr. McCormick, and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the
Constitution of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``WHO Withdrawal Act''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) the President shall withdraw the United States from the
Constitution of the World Health Organization (62 Stat. 2679;
14 U.N.T.S 186); and
(2) no funds available to any Federal department or agency
may used to provide for the participation of the United States
in the World Health Organization or any successor organization.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF THE ACT OF JUNE 14, 1948.
The Act of June 14, 1948 (Public Law 806-43; 62 Stat. 441; 22
U.S.C. 290 et seq.), providing for membership and participation by the
United States in the World Health Organization and authorizing an
appropriation therefor, is repealed.
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