Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 917
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should withhold the contribution of Federal funds to the World Health Organization until Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus resigns and an international commission to investigate the World Health Organization is established.
Introduced
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Introduced in House on Apr 7, 2020
Overview
Text
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Apr 7, 2020
Latest Action
Apr 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
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Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
917
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should make no voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) until Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus resigns and an international commission is established to investigate the WHO's response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Text (1)
April 7, 2020
Actions (2)
04/07/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
04/07/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 2, 2023 8:59:02 PM