World Health Organization Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-374
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-01-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

China

Congressional oversight

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Foreign aid and international relief

Government studies and investigations

Infectious and parasitic diseases

International organizations and cooperation

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>World Health Organization Accountability Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits using federal funds for contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) or for U.S. participation in WHO activities until the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services report to Congress on the extent to which the WHO and the Chinese government's handling of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak contributed to the global pandemic.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 374 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2021 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Budd , Mr. Norman , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Gaetz , and Mr. Rouzer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the availability of United States contributions to the World Health Organization until Congress receives a full report on China and the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the World Health Organization Accountability Act . 2. Prohibition No Federal funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for United States contributions to the World Health Organization or for United States participation in any of the activities of the World Health Organization may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services jointly submit to Congress a report describing the manner and extent to which the handling by the World Health Organization and the Government of the People’s Republic of China of the COVID–19 outbreak prior to March 11, 2020, contributed to the emergence of the COVID–19 global pandemic.