119th Congress
S. 92
Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Introduced
- Jan 14, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (15)
Original cosponsors (14)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Rand Paul (R-KY)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Added later (1)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Jan 16, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S140) - Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate