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Global COVID-19 Truth, Transparency, and Accountability Act

Introduced: May 15, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 15, 2020
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Global COVID-19 Truth, Transparency, and Accountability Act

This bill requires assessments of the response of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The Department of State shall report to Congress on the effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of the WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an assessment of information about the pandemic that China conveyed to or withheld from the WHO. The report shall assess whether WHO regulations need to be updated and whether new mechanisms are needed to effectively address pandemics and increase accountability.

Materials submitted in support of the President's annual budget shall include an assessment of (1) whether institutional reforms at the WHO are needed to ensure accountability and effectiveness, and (2) whether U.S. contributions to the WHO should be withheld in the absence of such reforms.

What's happening now May 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · May 19, 2020
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6915: Global COVID-19 Truth, Transparency, and Accountability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6915/
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"H.R. 6915: Global COVID-19 Truth, Transparency, and Accountability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6915/.
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H.R. 6915, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6915/.
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