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| 3.23.22

Should the U.S. Leave the United Nations? (H.R. 204)

Do you support or oppose this bill?

What is H.R. 204?

(Updated January 19, 2022)

This bill would repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and related laws, effectively ending U.S. participation in the U.N. It would also require the president to formally end U.S. participation in all agencies, commissions, or any affiliated U.N. groups and to close the U.S. Mission to the U.N.

The bill would prohibit:

  • Funding toward assessed or voluntary contributions to the U.N.;

  • Funding for contributions to U.N. military or peacekeeping operations;

  • Spending to have U.S. Armed Forces participate in U.N. military or peacekeeping operations;

  • U.S. Armed Forces from serving under U.N. command;

  • Diplomatic immunity for U.N. officers or employees.

Argument in favor

The U.S. doesn’t get enough of a benefit from participating in the United Nations to justify government spending on it. America should leave the U.N. to focus on its own interests.

Argument opposed

The United Nations needs the U.S., the most powerful nation in the world, to stay in the international organization for credibility. America gains global influence by participating in the U.N.

Impact

U.N. programs and operations funded by U.S. tax dollars; and the U.S.

Cost of H.R. 204

A CBO cost estimate is unavailable.

Additional Info

In-Depth: Sponsoring Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) introduced this bill to end the involvement of the U.S. with the United Nations:

“One of my first priorities in this new Congress was to make sure this bill was reintroduced.  The United Nations is a disaster and our country bankrolls over 20 percent of its annual budget. The UN continues to attack our greatest ally Israel, and they continue to attack American ideals like the Second Amendment. President Trump has done his part to reign in the UN’s continual attacks on American sovereignty, but it’s time we did more.”


Media:

Summary by Eric Revell

(Photo Credit: Flickr user sanjitbakshi / Creative Commons)