Official Summaries

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.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 92 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 92

    To require Senate approval before the United States assumes any 
 obligation under a WHO pandemic agreement and to suspend funding for 
        the WHO until such agreement is ratified by the Senate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 14, 2025

   Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of 
 Florida, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Paul, Mr. Daines, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, 
Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                 to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require Senate approval before the United States assumes any 
 obligation under a WHO pandemic agreement and to suspend funding for 
        the WHO until such agreement is ratified by the Senate.

    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 ``Defending American Sovereignty in 
Global Pandemics Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF UNITED STATES FUNDING FOR THE WORLD 
              HEALTH ORGANIZATION UNTIL PANDEMIC TREATY IS APPROVED BY 
              THE SENATE.

    (a) Prohibition.--The United States shall not become a party to a 
convention, agreement, or other international instrument under the 
Constitution of the World Health Organization to strengthen pandemic 
prevention, preparedness, and response except pursuant to a treaty made 
under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United 
States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Funding Restriction.--The Government of the United States may 
not obligate or expend any funds for the World Health Organization 
beginning on the effective date of an agreement described in subsection 
(a) and ending on the date on which the Senate approves a resolution of 
ratification with respect to such convention, agreement, or instrument.
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