Marshall, Barrasso Introduce Bill to Stop WHO from Using Tax Dollars on Pandemic Treaties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)in introducing legislation to prevent the World Health Organization (WHO) from repeating past pandemic failures at the expense of hardworking taxpayers.

The Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act would mandate Senate approval for the U.S. to enter any World Health Organization (WHO) agreements related to pandemic prevention or response and suspends funding for the WHO until such agreements are ratified.

This bill stops the U.S. from entering any international agreement, convention or instrument under the WHO related to pandemic prevention or response without ratification by the Senate. Additionally, the WHO would be prohibited from spending U.S. funds on such agreements until it is ratified by the Senate.

Co-sponsors of this legislation include U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Roger Marshall (R-Kans.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).

Full text of the legislation can be found here.