# 119-s-1983: No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

119-s-1983, No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-05-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1983
- Congress: 119
- Title: No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-13

## Summary

**Congressional approval for WHO pandemic instruments.** This bill would treat any World Health Assembly instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response as a treaty that must receive the Senate's advice and consent with two-thirds concurrence. - Executive branch: Presidents would face tighter limits when negotiating or implementing WHO pandemic instruments, since those instruments would need Senate consent before binding the United States. - Senate and legislators: The Senate would hold decisive power by granting or withholding the required two-thirds approval for such international pandemic agreements. - U.S. relations with WHO: The bill expresses a policy that the United States should not adopt or implement a WHO pandemic instrument that cannot obtain Senate approval.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Senate must approve WHO pandemic treaties: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would require the Senate to approve any World Health Assembly pandemic treaty. Approval would need two-thirds of Senators. This could delay U.S. participation in international pandemic agreements and change how the U.S. coordinates pandemic responses and household preparedness.

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act
- 119-s-5: Laken Riley Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-1983 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1983)

## Related
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- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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