H.R. 1425 · 118th Congress
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Thomas Tiffany
- Introduced
- 2023-03-07
- Latest action
- 2024-09-17 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Summary
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
This bill establishes that any convention or agreement on pandemic-related issues reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) pursuant to a specified negotiating body shall be deemed to be a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.
Specifically, this bill applies to any international instrument negotiated by the intergovernmental negotiating body established by the WHA in December 2021 to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.