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DEFUND Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-669| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Rick Scott (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to completely sever the United States' relationship with the United Nations and its associated entities. It mandates the President to terminate all U.S. membership in the United Nations, including its organs and specialized agencies, and to close the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The bill repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act, requiring the U.S. to withdraw from the agreement establishing the UN headquarters. The measure prohibits any U.S. funds from being appropriated or made available for contributions to the UN or its affiliated bodies, allowing exceptions only for funds facilitating the withdrawal process. It explicitly ends U.S. participation in UN peacekeeping operations, the World Health Organization, and all UN conventions and agreements. Additionally, the bill requires the United Nations to vacate any U.S. Government property and revokes diplomatic immunity for UN personnel. Any future U.S. reentry into the United Nations would require Senate advice and consent, including a mandatory right-to-withdraw provision.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3428
DEFUND Act of 2023
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1498
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3428
    DEFUND Act of 2023


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1498
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1498: DEFUND Act of 2025

DEFUND Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-669| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
This legislation aims to completely sever the United States' relationship with the United Nations and its associated entities. It mandates the President to terminate all U.S. membership in the United Nations, including its organs and specialized agencies, and to close the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The bill repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act, requiring the U.S. to withdraw from the agreement establishing the UN headquarters. The measure prohibits any U.S. funds from being appropriated or made available for contributions to the UN or its affiliated bodies, allowing exceptions only for funds facilitating the withdrawal process. It explicitly ends U.S. participation in UN peacekeeping operations, the World Health Organization, and all UN conventions and agreements. Additionally, the bill requires the United Nations to vacate any U.S. Government property and revokes diplomatic immunity for UN personnel. Any future U.S. reentry into the United Nations would require Senate advice and consent, including a mandatory right-to-withdraw provision.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3428
DEFUND Act of 2023
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1498
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3428
    DEFUND Act of 2023


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1498
    Introduced in House
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Rick Scott (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1498: DEFUND Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted