WHO Withdrawal Act
Summary
The WHO Withdrawal Act (H.R. 79) would require the President to formally withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and would repeal the 1948 law that originally authorized U.S. membership. The bill prohibits the use of any federal taxpayer funds to support U.S. participation in the organization or its related activities.
If enacted, the United States would no longer provide financial support or personnel to the WHO, ending its role in the agency’s global health initiatives, data sharing, and pandemic response coordination. This would shift the responsibility for international health monitoring and disease prevention entirely to domestic agencies and independent bilateral agreements.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
