Abiding by United States Commitments Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 9, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Abiding by United States Commitments Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of State to pay the full FY2020 U.S. assessment for certain international organizations, and it makes $118.9 million available to the World Health Organization (WHO) for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response. Such funds made available to the WHO may not be used for advance payment to withdraw the United States from the WHO.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 9, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of State
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health programs administration and funding
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Manufacturing
- Public-private cooperation
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2020Introduced in Senate
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