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US S774

US S774
WHO is Accountable Act


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Introduced
02/27/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to prohibit the use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization until certain conditions have been met.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the United States from seeking membership in or providing financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) until the organization meets eight specific conditions. These conditions include ensuring humanitarian aid is not politically influenced, preventing Chinese Communist Party control or significant influence, avoiding a cover-up of China's COVID-19 pandemic response, granting observer status to Taiwan, preventing diversion of medical supplies to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, establishing mechanisms to increase transparency and reduce waste and fraud, ceasing funding and engagement on politically charged issues such as gender identity, climate change, and abortion, and agreeing that WHO directives are not legally binding on U.S. citizens or individual states. Essentially, the bill aims to hold the WHO accountable by setting stringent requirements before the U.S. will resume its membership and financial support, reflecting concerns about the organization's governance, political neutrality, and operational practices.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 02/27/2025)

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