{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-who-withdrawal-act", "Congressman Biggs Introduces WHO Withdrawal Act", "2022-06-03", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Biggs introduced the WHO Withdrawal Act. This legislation requires the President to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), repeals the law that originally authorized the United States to join the WHO, and prevents taxpayer money from being spent to participate in the WHO.\n\n\u201cFor years, the WHO has undermined American interests and remains one of the most corrupt and ineffective international institutions,\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs.\n\n\u201cThe organization has been compromised by China and has sabotaged many public health investigations\u2013including the COVID investigation in Wuhan.\n\n\u201cDespite the WHO\u2019s failure to objectively provide health guidance to the world, President Biden now seeks to give the WHO more authority to define what a pandemic is, how long a pandemic lasts, and encroach upon the sovereignty of nation\u2019s like ours. It\u2019s unacceptable. My legislation ensures that we protect American interests first.\u201d\n\nThe legislation may be read here.\n\nOriginal co-sponsors include: Rep Bob Good (Va.), Rep. Clay Higgins (La.), Rep. Ralph Norman (S.C.), Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas), Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Rep. Mary Miller (Ill), Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.), Rep. Scott Perry (Pa.), Re. Greg Steube (Fla.), Rep. Lauren Boebert (Co.), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Rep. Randy Weber (Texas), Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Rep. Lisa McClain (Mich.), Rep. Rick Allen (Ga.), Rep. Rodney Davis (Ill.), and Rep. Chip Roy (Texas).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-who-withdrawal-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4903540723025799, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}