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H.R. 519: United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011

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H.R. 519: United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-08 · International Affairs · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 169 (Roll no. 28).

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 28 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR519 (2011-02-09), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 169 (Roll no. 28). (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011

Plain summary

United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) direct the United Nations (U.N.) to return to the United States a specified amount overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund (TEF) as of December 31, 2009; (2) use U.S. influence to press the U.N. to reform its TEF assessment procedures to reduce the discrepancies between TEF income and expenditures; and (3) annually instruct the U.N. to return to the United States any TEF surplus funds payable to the United States. Withholds such amount from the U.S. contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the U.N. until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the U.N. has returned such amount to the United States.

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Official text

United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong112-hr519 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112