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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 687 
To require certain actions relating to the United Nations Human Rights 
Council, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2023 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mr. TIFFANY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require certain actions relating to the United Nations 
Human Rights Council, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United Nations 
Human Rights Council Reform Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON VOLUNTARY AND ASSESSED CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS COMMIS-
SIONS 
OF 
INQUIRIES 
THAT 
RELATE 
TO 
ISRAEL. 
The United States may not make any voluntary or 
assessed contributions to United Nations Commissions of 
Inquiries that relate to Israel as mandated by the United 
Nations Human Rights Council. 
SEC. 3. ACTIONS RELATING TO UNITED NATIONS HUMAN 
RIGHTS COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to use the voice, vote, 
and influence of the United States in the United Nations 
Human Rights Council and the United Nations General 
Assembly to seek to— 
(1) eliminate Agenda Item 7 of the Human 
Rights Council; 
(2) eliminate secret-ballot elections for member-
ship to the Human Rights Council; and 
(3) institute baseline criteria for membership in 
the Human Rights Council. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the implementation of the actions 
described in subsection (a). 
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SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING RELATING TO UNITED 
NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. 
Not later than 30 days before the start of each ses-
sion of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the 
Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a briefing on— 
(1) the session agenda of the Human Rights 
Council; and 
(2) reports, appointments of mandate holders of 
special procedures and expert mechanisms, and ac-
creditation requests relating to the Human Rights 
Council. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
The Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees, on an annual basis, a re-
port on— 
(1) each vote related to Israel and Palestinian 
territories taken by the United Nations Human 
Rights Council in the preceding calendar year, indi-
cating— 
(A) the agenda item under which the vote 
was taken; and 
(B) how each member state of the Human 
Rights Council voted; and 
(2) the amount of bilateral United States for-
eign assistance, by account and program area, pro-
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vided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
each member state of the United Nations Human 
Rights Council in the preceding calendar year. 
SEC. 6. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
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