Refusing to Assist Paying for United Nations Actions Against Israel Act

Bill: 115-hr-311
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2017-01-05
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations

Foreign aid and international relief

International organizations and cooperation

Israel

Middle East

Palestinians

United Nations

West Bank
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Refusing to Assist Paying for United Nations Actions Against Israel Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits funds from being made available for U.S. contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or to any affiliated body of the U.N. until Security Council Resolution 2334, regarding Israel's settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, is repealed in its entirety. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 311 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2017 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To withhold United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refusing to Assist Paying for United Nations Actions Against Israel Act . 2. United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the United States to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission, treaty or treaty body, or other affiliated body of the United Nations and the United States System, until such time as United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, regarding Israel’s Settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, is repealed in its entirety. 3. Interest on Withheld Payments No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to pay interest on assessed or voluntary contributions that are withheld under this Act. 4. Notification Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations of the provisions of this Act.