H.R. 1425, No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 11, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
0
0
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
0
0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
0
*
*
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
No
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
H.R. 1425 would require any international agreement on pandemics negotiated by the World Health Organization to be considered an international treaty, requiring consent by the U.S. Senate before it can be implemented. CBO estimates that the administrative costs of preparing and submitting such an international agreement to the Senate would total less than $500,000 over the 2024-2029 period. Any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
