118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 444 — No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

“A bill to require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification.”

International affairs

Introduced Feb 15, 2023

Last action Feb 15, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 15, 2023

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Referred

Feb 15, 2023

Foreign Relations

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 15, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.