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World Health Organization Accountability Act

Introduced: January 21, 2021 Introduced by: Boebert, Lauren Republican · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 21, 2021
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World Health Organization Accountability Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds for contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) or for U.S. participation in WHO activities until the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services report to Congress on the extent to which the WHO and the Chinese government's handling of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak contributed to the global pandemic.

What's happening now January 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · May 18, 2022
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 25, 2021
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 21, 2021
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 21, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· Jan 21, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Jan 21, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 21, 2021
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 374: World Health Organization Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-374/
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"H.R. 374: World Health Organization Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-374/.
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H.R. 374, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-374/.
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