H.R. 7916 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7916 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 31, 2022Mr. Jackson (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Bost, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Norman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to implement any obligations of the United States under the World Health Organization’s Global Pandemic Treaty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Sovereignty Act. 2. Prohibition on use of funds (a) In general No funds available to any Federal department or agency may be used to implement any obligations of the United States under the World Health Organization’s Global Pandemic Treaty. (b) Definition In this section, the term World Health Organization’s Global Pandemic Treaty means the Zero draft report by the Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies, and any related or successor reports and recommendations regarding pandemics as created by the World Health Organization.