United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 497 (117th)
To prohibit the use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization.
Introduced
28 January 2021
Last action
28 January 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4], Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to seek U.S. membership in the World Health Organization (WHO), or to make contributions to the WHO, until the President makes certain certifications to Congress. Specifically, the prohibition shall apply until the President certifies that the WHO (1) has adopted reforms to ensure that humanitarian assistance is not politicized; (2) is not under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and is not involved in a cover-up of the CCP's response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic; (3) has granted observer status to Taiwan; (4) does not divert humanitarian or medical supplies to Iran, North Korea, or Syria; and (5) has put in place mechanisms to increase transparency and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Timeline
28 January 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 January 2021 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Countering Communist China Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/497
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/497
- us · 117-hr-497 · source updated 3 January 2025