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No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

USA119th CongressS-1983| Senate 
| Updated: 6/5/2025
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (17)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates that any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) must be considered a treaty . This designation requires such an agreement to undergo the advice and consent of the Senate, with a two-thirds vote, before the United States can ratify it. The legislation aims to ensure robust congressional oversight over significant international health commitments. The bill includes findings that detail past U.S. concerns regarding the World Health Organization's (WHO) management of the COVID-19 pandemic and its perceived lack of independence. It notes the establishment of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) by the WHA to draft a new pandemic instrument, outlining the broad themes proposed for this agreement. The Sense of the Senate section emphasizes significant public skepticism towards the WHO and its leadership. It states a strong preference for any pandemic-related agreement to be considered a treaty, given its broad scope and potential national impact. The bill asserts that any such agreement failing to secure two-thirds Senate approval should not be implemented by the United States, thereby ensuring major international health policies align with domestic constitutional processes.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4343
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-444
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4207
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4343
    No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-444
    No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act


  • June 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • June 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4207
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4207: No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

USA119th CongressS-1983| Senate 
| Updated: 6/5/2025
This bill mandates that any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) must be considered a treaty . This designation requires such an agreement to undergo the advice and consent of the Senate, with a two-thirds vote, before the United States can ratify it. The legislation aims to ensure robust congressional oversight over significant international health commitments. The bill includes findings that detail past U.S. concerns regarding the World Health Organization's (WHO) management of the COVID-19 pandemic and its perceived lack of independence. It notes the establishment of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) by the WHA to draft a new pandemic instrument, outlining the broad themes proposed for this agreement. The Sense of the Senate section emphasizes significant public skepticism towards the WHO and its leadership. It states a strong preference for any pandemic-related agreement to be considered a treaty, given its broad scope and potential national impact. The bill asserts that any such agreement failing to secure two-thirds Senate approval should not be implemented by the United States, thereby ensuring major international health policies align with domestic constitutional processes.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4343
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-444
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4207
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4343
    No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-444
    No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act


  • June 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • June 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4207
    Introduced in House
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (17)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4207: No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted