WHO Withdrawal Act

WHO Withdrawal Act

This bill requires the President to immediately withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and prohibits using any federal funds to provide for U.S. participation in the WHO.

The bill also repeals the 1948 act authorizing the United States to join the WHO.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 54 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 54

    To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the 
 Constitution of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2025

   Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Burlison, Ms. 
Hageman, Mr. Massie, Mr. Crane, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Mace, Mr. Higgins of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ogles, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
Brecheen, Mr. McCormick, and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the 
 Constitution of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``WHO Withdrawal Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WORLD 
              HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) the President shall withdraw the United States from the 
        Constitution of the World Health Organization (62 Stat. 2679; 
        14 U.N.T.S 186); and
            (2) no funds available to any Federal department or agency 
        may used to provide for the participation of the United States 
        in the World Health Organization or any successor organization.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF THE ACT OF JUNE 14, 1948.

    The Act of June 14, 1948 (Public Law 806-43; 62 Stat. 441; 22 
U.S.C. 290 et seq.), providing for membership and participation by the 
United States in the World Health Organization and authorizing an 
appropriation therefor, is repealed.
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