Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should withhold the contribution of Federal funds to the World Health Organization until Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus resigns and an international commission to investigate the World Health Organization is established.
Latest action · Apr 7, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 7, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should make no voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) until Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus resigns and an international commission is established to investigate the WHO's response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2020 to May 27, 2020, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- United Nations
- World health
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- Apr 7, 2020Introduced in House
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