HB584 declares that the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Economic Forum have no jurisdiction or power in New Hampshire, and that no rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy, or mandate from those bodies can be enforced by the state or its political subdivisions. It would also change state medical-licensing law by replacing a requirement that medical schools be recognized by the WHO with one requiring recognition by the World Directory of Medical Schools. In addition, the bill would allow claims against counties, cities, towns, school districts, school administrative units, water districts, and quasi-public entities, as well as their officials acting in their official roles, if they create and enforce policies relying on claims from those organizations.

The New Hampshire State House of Representatives passed HB584 on March 27, 2025 by a vote of 198 to 162. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, as Article VI makes clear, and every state official is bound by oath to support it. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congress only specific, enumerated powers, and when the federal government exceeds those limits, states have a duty to resist and refuse compliance. The 10th Amendment further affirms that powers not delegated to the federal government, are reserved to the states or the people. HB584 rightly affirms New Hampshire's sovereignty and reminds the federal government of its limited constitutional authority.