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This bill requires any World Health Organization pandemic agreement to receive Senate approval before the United States can participate in it, treating such agreements as treaties that need formal ratification rather than executive agreements. The legislation immediately suspends all U.S. funding to the WHO once a pandemic agreement takes effect, with funding remaining blocked until the Senate votes to ratify the agreement. The bill was introduced by a group of Republican senators and applies to any WHO convention, agreement, or instrument focused on strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response adopted after the bill's enactment. The measure essentially gives the Senate veto power over pandemic-related international health agreements and uses the threat of funding cuts to enforce this requirement. No specific funding amount or implementation timeline is specified beyond the effective date of any agreement that triggers the funding freeze.

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