World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty Implementation Resolution
Latest action · Feb 28, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S535-536)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty Implementation Resolution
This resolution prohibits any international agreement that is drafted by the World Health Organization and relates to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response from legally binding the United States unless the Senate ratifies the agreement as a treaty. The bill also outlines requirements for negotiating and ratifying such an agreement.
The Department of State must (1) consult closely and on a timely basis with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations while negotiating the agreement, and (2) designate at least two Members of that committee to serve as advisors to the negotiation. The State Department must consult with the advisors immediately before initialing the agreement and keep them fully apprised of the negotiations.
Additionally, the President must submit to the Senate the agreement (and all annexes and related materials) within 60 days of signing it. The President must also certify that the submitted materials constitute the totality of the agreement and that adopting the agreement serves U.S. national interests.
Members may object to the consideration of any legislation that implements the agreement until the President submits it to the Senate for ratification.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2023 to Jun 4, 2024; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Mar 2, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Mar 2, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Mar 2, 2023 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 15, 2023 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Mar 22, 2023 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jun 4, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S535-536)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S535 | — | Feb 28, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution relating to the establishment of a means for the Senate to provide advice and consent regarding the form of an international agreement relating to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty Implementation Resolution
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced in Senate
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