Voters should care because this bill determines the U.S.'s future relationship with the primary international body for global health. Being part of the WHO means contributing to and benefiting from worldwide efforts to track diseases, develop health guidelines, and coordinate responses to pandemics. Leaving could mean the U.S. loses its direct influence in these crucial international health discussions and might have to set up separate, potentially less effective, bilateral agreements for health cooperation.

If this bill becomes law, it permanently locks in the decision for the U.S. to leave the WHO, making it difficult for future administrations to rejoin or alter this policy. If the bill does not pass, the U.S. would either remain a member of the WHO, or a future president could issue a different executive order regarding membership, which could then be reversed by a subsequent president. The bill's passage would make the withdrawal a more enduring, congressionally-approved policy.