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WHO is Accountable Act

USA119th CongressS-774| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2025
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for United States membership or financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO). These funds will be withheld until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the WHO has met a comprehensive set of conditions. The conditions require the WHO to implement meaningful reforms for transparency, accountability, and non-politicized humanitarian aid, while also ensuring it is not under the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party or involved in a COVID-19 coverup. Additionally, the WHO must grant observer status to Taiwan , cease diverting supplies to nations like Iran, North Korea, or Syria, and discontinue engagement on controversial issues such as "gender identity," climate change, and abortion. A final condition mandates that, as a prerequisite for U.S. membership, no WHO directive can be considered legally binding on any United States citizen or individual State.
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Timeline
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-600
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-600
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

WHO is Accountable Act

USA119th CongressS-774| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2025
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for United States membership or financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO). These funds will be withheld until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the WHO has met a comprehensive set of conditions. The conditions require the WHO to implement meaningful reforms for transparency, accountability, and non-politicized humanitarian aid, while also ensuring it is not under the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party or involved in a COVID-19 coverup. Additionally, the WHO must grant observer status to Taiwan , cease diverting supplies to nations like Iran, North Korea, or Syria, and discontinue engagement on controversial issues such as "gender identity," climate change, and abortion. A final condition mandates that, as a prerequisite for U.S. membership, no WHO directive can be considered legally binding on any United States citizen or individual State.
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Timeline
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-600
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-600
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted