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HR 249 115th Congress House

Defunding United Nations Act of 2017

Official title: To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations or any United Nations agency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2017 Introduced by: Babin, Brian Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
International Affairs AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefInternational organizations and cooperationUnited Nations
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 4, 2017
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 Latest action January 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defunding United Nations Act of 2017

This bill prohibits funds made available to any federal agency for FY2017 and subsequent fiscal years from being used to make U.S. voluntary contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations or any U.N. agency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Garrett, Thomas
· Mar 15, 2017
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 249: Defunding United Nations Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-249/
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"H.R. 249: Defunding United Nations Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-249/.
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H.R. 249, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-249/.
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