H.R. 5649: United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act

Plain summary

United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act - Provides that until the Secretary of State makes a specified certification to Congress: (1) the Secretary shall withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution to UNHRC, and (3) the United States shall not run for a UNHRC seat. Directs the Secretary to withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the U.N. an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for: (1) the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; and (2) any other U.N. Special Procedures used to display bias against the United States or Israel or to provide support for any member state which is subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions, under a Security Council-mandated human rights investigation, has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, or is a country of particular concern for religious freedom.

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Official text

United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · 3 cosponsors

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Scott Perry (R-PA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5649.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5649 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113