S 4343 United States Senate · 117th Congress

No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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May 2022

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Introduced May 26, 2022 Last action May 26, 2022

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May 26, 2022

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

upper

May 26, 2022

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1 primary · 19 co-sponsors