No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
This bill requires the U.S. Senate to approve any World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic preparedness agreement as a treaty, rather than allowing it to take effect through executive action. It directly affects the U.S. government’s ability to enter into international agreements on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response with the WHO. The bill explicitly deems any such agreement "a treaty" requiring Senate advice and consent under the U.S. Constitution (two-thirds approval). It responds to the WHO’s recent adoption of a pandemic agreement draft at the 78th World Health Assembly in May 2025, aiming to ensure Senate oversight for all future pandemic-related international commitments.
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Introduction
Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 5, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2025
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Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Jun 5, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
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Ron Johnson
RRepublican
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
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Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
David McCormick
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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