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The bill immediately halts U.S. contributions and centralizes authority to withdraw from WHO—saving federal payments and clarifying executive power—while trading off critical international coordination, surveillance, influence, and easier future reengagement, which raises health, economic, and diplomatic risks for Americans.
Taxpayers: Federal payments to the World Health Organization would stop immediately, reducing U.S. contributions and short-term spending on WHO membership.
Federal employees and the executive branch: The President is given explicit authority to terminate treaty obligations, creating a clearer administrative path for withdrawal decisions.
Hospitals, public-health agencies, patients (including seniors and those with chronic conditions), and state/local governments: Loss of access to WHO technical guidance and coordinated resources would weaken responses to transnational outbreaks and complicate clinical/public-health decisionmaking.
All Americans (taxpayers) and government entities: Reduced global disease surveillance and information-sharing could delay detection of emerging threats that put U.S. communities at higher risk.
Businesses, travelers, and taxpayers: The U.S. would have less influence over international health standards, vaccine approvals, and programs, limiting its ability to shape rules that affect markets and travel.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Requires immediate U.S. withdrawal from the WHO, forbids federal agencies from spending funds on WHO participation, and repeals the 1948 statute authorizing membership.
Official title: To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the Constitution of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs · Last progress January 3, 2025
Requires the President to withdraw the United States from the Constitution of the World Health Organization and prohibits any federal department or agency from spending funds to support U.S. participation in the WHO or any successor organization, effective on enactment. It also repeals the 1948 statute that authorized U.S. membership and acceptance of WHO membership, removing the statutory basis for U.S. participation in the WHO.