No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
Sponsored by Thomas P. Tiffany
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 17, 2024
This bill classifies any international agreement on pandemic-related matters negotiated by the World Health Assembly's intergovernmental negotiating body (established in December 2021) as a treaty. As a treaty, any such agreement would require approval by the U.S. Senate before it can take effect, rather than being implemented through other means of international commitment.
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No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act This bill establishes that any convention or agreement on pandemic-related issues reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) pursuant to a specified negotiating body shall be deemed to be a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate. Specifically, this bill applies to any international instrument negotiated by the intergovernmental negotiating body established by the WHA in December 2021 to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.