No Taxpayer Funding for United Nations Green Climate Fund Act

Bill: 118-hr-3053
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-02
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Taxpayer Funding for United Nations Green Climate Fund Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of State to withhold the same proportion of funds from the mandatory U.S. contribution to the United Nations as the proportion of the U.N. budget made available to the U.N. Green Climate Fund. Such withheld funds must be rescinded and may not be considered arrears to be repaid to the United Nations.</p><p>The bill also prohibits the State Department from making voluntary contributions to the U.N. Green Climate Fund.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3053 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Norman , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Green Climate Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Funding for United Nations Green Climate Fund Act . 2. Prohibition (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State— (1) shall withhold from mandatory United States contributions to the United Nations, in each fiscal year, an amount that represents the same proportion to the total United States contribution to the United Nations as the proportion of the United Nations budget for such fiscal year that will be made available to the United Nations Green Climate fund in that fiscal year; and (2) may not make any voluntary contribution to the United Nations Green Climate Fund. (b) Automatic rescission Amounts withheld from contributions pursuant to the prohibition under subsection (a)— (1) shall, on the date on which the balance of such United States contribution to the United Nations is made, be rescinded; and (2) may not be considered, on or after such date, to be arrears to be repaid to the United Nations or to any entity of the United Nations.