Support requiring continued United States participation in the World Health Organization.

Kweisi Mfume · Maryland · Democratic

policy impact 0.82 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support legislation requiring continued United States participation in the World Health Organization.. Promised outcome: The United States continues participating in the World Health Organization.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress, 2nd Session; H.R. 10345, introduced by Rep. Kweisi Mfume on September 10, 2026.

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Occurrences

The EBOLA Act would: Require the President to rejoin the WHO no later than 30 days after enactment, and require the United States to begin collaborating with the organization immediately on the outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa; and Authorize the appropriations needed to carry out the Act, including membership dues and voluntary or programmatic support aimed at stopping the spread of Ebola.

Mfume introduced and promoted legislation that would require the President to rejoin the WHO, begin immediate U.S.-WHO collaboration on the Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa, and authorize needed funding.

Reps. Mfume, Jackson Introduce House Bill Requiring the U.S. to Rejoin the WHO and Help Contain the Fastest-Growing Ebola Outbreak on Record | Representative Kweisi Mfume
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Evidence

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Sponsor: Mfume, Kweisi

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, the official GovInfo bill record identifies Kweisi Mfume as sponsor of H.R. 10345, a concrete legislative effort aligned with requiring U.S. WHO participation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10345 (IH) - Epidemic Barrier and Outbreak Leadership Act - BILLS-119hr10345ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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rejoin the World Health Organization not later than 30 days

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text would require executive action to rejoin the WHO after enactment. Because the record shows introduction and referral, not enactment, the commitment remains unresolved while showing effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10345 (IH) - Epidemic Barrier and Outbreak Leadership Act
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ending its membership, governance participation, and funding contributions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official HHS statement says the United States completed WHO withdrawal, meaning continued participation had not been delivered as of that executive action.

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United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
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The United States intends to withdraw from the WHO.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The executive order initiated the opposite policy direction from the commitment, providing context for why Mfume's later bill is an effort to reverse or block nonparticipation rather than proof of enactment.

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Federal Register :: Withdrawing the United States From the World Health Organization
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment and bill passage show a proposal to require continued U.S. participation or rejoining the WHO, but the verified evidence does not show enactment or that the United States continued participation by the as-of date. The verified Federal Register passage shows an intent to withdraw, which cuts against treating the outcome as delivered. Because this is an outcome commitment and introduction alone does not prove enactment, the status is unresolved. Candidate material contribution to final delivery is not established by verified evidence.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%