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HR 5847 110th Congress House

United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008

Official title: To prohibit United States funding for the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference ("Durban II Conference") or any other activity relating to the planning,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit United States funding for the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference ("Durban II Conference") or any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance ("Durban I Conference") in Durban, South Africa.

Introduced: May 7, 2008 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AntisemitismAppropriationsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesConferences
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Economics and Public FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuman rightsIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaRacismReligionReparationsSlaveryTreatiesUnited NationsUnited Nations finances
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008 - States that: (1) no funds may be made available to support the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II Conference) or any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Durban I Conference); and (2) the United States shall withhold from its assessed contributions to the U.N. regular budget the proportional amount allocated for the Durban II Conference and any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the Durban I Conference.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 7, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 5, 2008
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 1, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5847: United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5847/
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"H.R. 5847: United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5847/.
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