What the bill does
No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval ActThis 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.
Subjects: Asia, China, Congressional oversight, Emergency medical services and trauma care, Health promotion and preventive care, Infectious and parasitic diseases, International law and treaties, International organizations and cooperation, Senate, World health