S. 774 would block the United States from spending any federal funds on World Health Organization (WHO) membership fees or contributions until the WHO meets eight specific conditions. These conditions include adopting reforms to prevent politicization of humanitarian aid, ensuring it's not controlled by China, ceasing engagement on issues like gender identity and climate change, granting observer status to Taiwan, and agreeing that WHO directives cannot be legally binding on Americans or U.S. states. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to certify that the WHO has addressed past COVID-19 pandemic coverups and stopped diverting medical supplies to Iran, North Korea, and Syria. This legislation would effectively halt U.S. financial support to the WHO—which includes both mandatory assessed contributions and voluntary funding—until these conditions are satisfied. The bill was introduced by Senator Blackburn and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in February 2025.
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