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; 21 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Apr 7, 2020 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 14, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 14, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | May 27, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46575 | U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Process and Implications Archived | Report | Oct 21, 2020 |
| R46319 | Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Q&A on Global Implications and Responses Archived | Report | May 14, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
