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HR 687 118th Congress House International Affairs

United Nations Human Rights Council Reform Act

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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United Nations Human Rights Council Reform Act

This bill prohibits the United States from making any contributions to the United Nations Commissions of Inquiries that relate to Israel as mandated by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The bill also requires U.S. representatives to the United Nations to seek to (1) eliminate the council's Agenda Item 7 (entitled Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories), (2) eliminate secret ballot elections for membership to the council, and (3) institute baseline criteria for council membership.

What's happening now January 31, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jan 31, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 687: United Nations Human Rights Council Reform Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-687/
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"H.R. 687: United Nations Human Rights Council Reform Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-687/.
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H.R. 687, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-687/.
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