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S 92 119th Congress Senate International Affairs

Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S140)
Jan 14, 2025
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Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act

This bill prohibits the United States from becoming a party to a World Health Organization (WHO) agreement related to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response except pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, Section 2, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution (which requires that two-thirds of Senators present concur with the treaty).

The bill also prohibits federal funding for WHO beginning on the effective date of such an agreement and ending on the date when the Senate ratifies the agreement.

What's happening now January 14, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S140)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 92: Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-92/
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"S. 92: Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-92/.
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