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The bill trades federal cost savings and greater national control and legal flexibility for substantial losses in U.S. diplomatic influence, international cooperation (especially on health and security), and operational and economic disruptions that could raise risks and costs for Americans.
Taxpayers and federal budgets would see reduced outlays because the U.S. would stop assessed and voluntary UN contributions, peacekeeping payments, and some treaty-implementation spending, freeing funds for domestic priorities or to cover withdrawal costs.
The U.S. would regain unilateral control over properties, privileges, and legal jurisdiction tied to United Nations facilities (including limiting immunity for UN personnel), allowing U.S. authorities to enforce domestic law and control facility use.
The measure reduces U.S. obligations for service members to serve under UN command in peacekeeping missions, potentially lowering deployments under UN authority.
Millions of Americans would lose U.S. influence in multilateral diplomacy and the ability to shape international rules and responses, weakening U.S. global leadership and leverage.
U.S. public health, humanitarian, and safety programs would be disrupted as withdrawal reduces cooperation with WHO and UN agencies, undermining disease surveillance, outbreak response, and international aid that protect Americans.
Ending UN engagement would weaken sanctions coordination, peacekeeping collaboration, intelligence-sharing, and other multinational security tools, increasing risks for Americans abroad and raising the likelihood of costlier unilateral responses.
Based on analysis of 10 sections of legislative text.
Terminates U.S. membership and statutory authority for the U.N. and WHO, bars funding and peacekeeping participation, strips U.N. immunities, and restricts future membership without Senate consent.
Official title: Terminate membership by the United States in the United Nations, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 20, 2025 by Mike Lee · Last progress February 20, 2025
Terminates U.S. membership, participation, and statutory authorizations for the United Nations and its affiliated bodies, closes the U.S. Mission to the U.N., and bars future participation or funding except to facilitate withdrawal. It also repeals the domestic laws implementing the U.N. Headquarters Agreement and U.S. membership in the World Health Organization, removes diplomatic privileges and immunities for U.N. personnel in the U.S., and requires Senate advice-and-consent (with a reservation) for any future membership agreements.