Sponsors (18)
The bill trades reduced U.S. financial and legal obligations to the U.N. and WHO and greater unilateral control for significant losses in international influence, public‑health and humanitarian cooperation, and continuity of services—creating potential short‑term savings but material risks and transition costs for Americans.
Taxpayers: federal spending on assessed and voluntary U.N. and WHO contributions would stop, reducing U.S. outlays for international organizations.
Federal policymakers and the U.S. Government: removal of longstanding treaty/statutory commitments would give Congress and the President more unilateral policy flexibility and control over international engagement.
U.S. military and diplomatic personnel: reduced risk of U.S. personnel being placed under multinational U.N. command for peacekeeping deployments.
Hospitals, public-health systems, state and local health authorities, and the general public: U.S. withdrawal or reduced engagement with the WHO and U.N. health cooperation would disrupt disease surveillance, technical assistance, and coordinated pandemic response, increasing public-health risk to Americans.
All Americans and U.S. national-security interests: ending or curtailing U.S. membership would sharply reduce U.S. influence in multilateral decisionmaking on security, trade, human rights, and environmental issues, weakening the ability to shape outcomes that affect American safety and prosperity.
Civilians in conflict zones and Americans relying on global stability: halting U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping and stabilization efforts could hamper humanitarian response and worsen conflicts that have downstream safety and economic impacts on Americans.
Based on analysis of 10 sections of legislative text.
Introduced February 21, 2025 by Charles Roy · Last progress February 21, 2025
Ends U.S. membership and participation in the United Nations and affiliated bodies, directs the President to terminate U.S. membership and close the U.S. Mission to the UN, and forbids further U.S. funding or participation in UN activities (including peacekeeping). It also repeals earlier U.S. laws that authorized participation in the UN and the WHO, withdraws the United States from the UN Headquarters Agreement, and removes diplomatic immunities and use of U.S. government property by UN entities. Also bars the United States from joining the UN (or affiliated bodies) without explicit Senate approval that must include a reservation preserving the U.S. right to withdraw; allows limited funding only to facilitate termination and withdrawal but otherwise forbids payments to the UN or its agencies after withdrawal. The bill does not set implementation deadlines, provide detailed funding, or specify administrative steps for carrying out the changes.