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The bill ties U.S. UN funding to protection of Israel’s status—aligning U.S. spending with support for an ally—while risking reduced U.S. influence in multilateral diplomacy and cuts to humanitarian and development programs that depend on U.S. contributions.
U.S. taxpayers: Federal funds will be withheld from UN bodies that exclude or downgrade Israel, ensuring U.S. spending does not support perceived discrimination against an ally.
U.S. government and Israel: Creates a financial consequence for UN actions that disadvantage Israel, strengthening U.S.–Israel diplomatic alignment and potentially deterring discriminatory UN measures.
U.S. diplomats and international negotiations: Withholding funds reduces U.S. leverage and influence within the UN and other multilateral bodies and may be viewed as politicizing funding, risking retaliatory measures or reduced cooperation on unrelated international priorities.
Global beneficiaries and humanitarian programs: Cutting or withholding U.S. funding from UN funds, programs, or agencies could reduce services (humanitarian, development, health) that rely on U.S. contributions, harming vulnerable populations and undermining U.S. foreign assistance goals.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Bars federal agencies from using U.S. funds to contribute to UN bodies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict Israel’s full and equal participation.
Introduced April 30, 2025 by James Risch · Last progress April 30, 2025
Prohibits federal agencies from using U.S. funds to contribute to the United Nations or any of its programs, agencies, or related entities if those UN entities expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict Israel so that it cannot participate fully and on equal footing with other member states. The measure also includes a brief provision establishing a short title for the law.