Expressing the sense of the Senate that a United States withdrawal from the World Health Organization undermines United States global health leadership and the international COVID–19 response.

S. Res. 653 · 116th Congress · Jul 21, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the Senate that—

(1)

withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization—

(A)

undermines United States global health priorities and threatens lives around the world and in the United States;

(B)

risks weakening the global response to the COVID–19 pandemic;

(C)

threatens United States humanitarian responses; and

(D)

creates a vacuum of leadership at the WHO at a time when it has been our expressed interest to counter China’s growing influence within the organization; and

(2)

the World Health Assembly agreed by consensus to appoint an interim assessment of the response to COVID–19, and by remaining a member in good standing, the United States will have the most leverage to advocate and put in place the reforms necessary for the World Health Organization to respond to this and future crises.

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Jul 21, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. King, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Merkley) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Expressing the sense of the Senate that a United States withdrawal from the World Health Organization undermines United States global health leadership and the international COVID–19 response.

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