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No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

USA119th CongressHR-4207| House 
| Updated: 6/26/2025
Thomas P. Tiffany

Thomas P. Tiffany

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (12)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Elijah Crane (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tony Wied (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Harriet M. Hageman (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act," primarily seeks to ensure that any international instrument concerning pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response developed by the World Health Assembly (WHA) is subject to Senate ratification. Specifically, it mandates that any such convention or agreement resulting from the work of the International Negotiating Body (INB) be deemed a treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate with a two-thirds vote. The legislation includes findings detailing past U.S. concerns with the World Health Organization (WHO), including its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and perceived lack of independence from certain member states. It expresses a Sense of Congress that a significant segment of the American public is skeptical of the WHO and that the broad scope of proposed pandemic agreements warrants treaty status. The bill asserts that any such agreement unable to garner the necessary two-thirds Senate approval should not be implemented by the United States, and also states a policy of unequivocally supporting Taiwan's full participation in the WHO.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1425
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
Jun 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1983
Introduced in Senate
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1425
    No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act


  • June 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1983
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 26, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 26, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 119-1983: No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

USA119th CongressHR-4207| House 
| Updated: 6/26/2025
This bill, titled the "No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act," primarily seeks to ensure that any international instrument concerning pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response developed by the World Health Assembly (WHA) is subject to Senate ratification. Specifically, it mandates that any such convention or agreement resulting from the work of the International Negotiating Body (INB) be deemed a treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate with a two-thirds vote. The legislation includes findings detailing past U.S. concerns with the World Health Organization (WHO), including its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and perceived lack of independence from certain member states. It expresses a Sense of Congress that a significant segment of the American public is skeptical of the WHO and that the broad scope of proposed pandemic agreements warrants treaty status. The bill asserts that any such agreement unable to garner the necessary two-thirds Senate approval should not be implemented by the United States, and also states a policy of unequivocally supporting Taiwan's full participation in the WHO.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1425
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
Jun 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1983
Introduced in Senate
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1425
    No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act


  • June 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1983
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 26, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 26, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Thomas P. Tiffany

Thomas P. Tiffany

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (12)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Elijah Crane (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tony Wied (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Harriet M. Hageman (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 119-1983: No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted