3.0.0 374 2023-01-11T13:43:33Z 2023-01-11T13:43:33Z House HR 2021-01-21 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BOEBERT:H.R. 374.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) of theConstitution of the United States which grants Congress thepower ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several States, and with the Indian Tribes''; andArticle I, Section 9, Clause 7 (Appropriations Clause) ofthe Constitution of the United States which grants Congressthe power of the purse and ensures ``No money shall be drawnfrom the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations madeby law.''[Page H224]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-01-21T19:08:20Z 2021-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2021-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3] Lauren Boebert R CO 3 N H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2021-01-21 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2021-01-21 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2021-01-21 True C001104 Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] Madison Cawthorn R NC 11 2021-01-21 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2021-01-21 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2021-01-21 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2021-01-21 True S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2021-01-25 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2021-01-25 False F000246 Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] Pat Fallon R TX 4 2022-05-18 False International Affairs Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health China Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign aid and international relief Government studies and investigations Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation World health International Affairs 00 2021-01-21 Introduced in House 2021-03-01T15:15:40Z World Health Organization Accountability Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds for contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) or for U.S. participation in WHO activities until the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services report to Congress on the extent to which the WHO and the Chinese government's handling of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak contributed to the global pandemic.

]]> World Health Organization Accountability Act Display Title World Health Organization Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the availability of United States contributions to the World Health Organization until Congress receives a full report on China and the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced World Health Organization Accountability Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr374ih/xml/BILLS-117hr374ih.xml 2021-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.