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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has been democratically elected.

Introduced: March 25, 2003 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should withhold its voluntary contributions to the United Nations (UN) until the UN Charter is amended to ensure that a UN member may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any UN organ or agency, unless the government of such country has been democratically elected.
What's happening now March 25, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 3, 2003
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 15, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 116: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has been democratically elected.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-116/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 116: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has been democratically elected.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-116/.
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H. Con. Res. 116, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-116/.
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[H. Con. Res. 116: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has been democratically elected.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-116/)
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