[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 917 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 917
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 7, 2020
Mr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Keller, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Gosar, Mr. Steube, Mr. Wright, Mr. Banks, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. Roy, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr.
Riggleman, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Ms. Cheney,
Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Flores) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
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RESOLUTION
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.
Whereas, on April 7, 1948, the World Health Organization was formed as an agency
of the United Nations;
Whereas the World Health Organization Constitution states, ``The health of all
peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is
dependent upon the fullest co-operation of individuals and States'';
Whereas, on June 14, 1948, the Congress passed a joint resolution providing for
and participation by the United States in the World Health Organization
and authorizing an appropriation therefor;
Whereas the United States joined the World Health Organization on June 21, 1948,
and currently contributes 22 percent of the World Health Organizations
member-state contributions;
Whereas Caixin Global reported that the People's Republic of China ordered
Chinese Labs destroy COVID-19 genome samples and not publish their
research;
Whereas, on December 30, 2019, Dr. Li Wenliang issued a warning about COVID-19
and was accused of lying by the Chinese Communist Party authorities;
Whereas, on December 31, 2019, the Republic of China warned the World Health
Organization that COVID-19 could be transmitted human-to-human, but the
World Health Organization ignored their warning as not to offend the
People's Republic of China;
Whereas, on January 14, 2020, the World Health Organization tweeted,
``preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have
found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission'';
Whereas, on January 22-23, 2020, the World Health Organization debated if COVID-
19 was a ``public health emergency of international concern'' as several
countries had citizens sick with the virus;
Whereas Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus stated, ``The Chinese government is
to be congratulated for the extraordinary measures it has taken . . . I
left in absolutely no doubt about China's commitment to transparency'';
Whereas a University of Southampton study argues the People's Republic of China
could have reduced the number of COVID-19 cases by 95 percent if the
nation moved three weeks sooner; and
Whereas, on January 30, 2020, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus stated on the
topic of travel to and from China, ``WHO doesn't recommend limiting
trade and movement'': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that
no Federal funds should be obligated or expended to make voluntary
United States contributions to the World Health Organization until
Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus resigns and an international
commission is established to investigate the World Health Organization
mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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