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Directs the Secretary of State to develop and implement a strategy to renegotiate the 1947 U.S.–UN headquarters agreement and relocate the UN headquarters to a U.S. site.
The bill forces a defined, fast-moving U.S. strategy to pursue relocating the U.N. headquarters—boosting oversight, planning momentum, and potential host-city benefits—while risking high taxpayer and local costs, diplomatic friction, diverted diplomatic resources, and compressed public review.
Federal officials (Secretary of State and congressional foreign affairs committees) must develop and promptly implement a time‑bound strategy to pursue relocating the U.N. headquarters, giving clearer direction and accelerating decision-making on the issue.
Congress and the public gain clearer consultation and notification requirements plus a defined timeline, increasing transparency and Congressional input on any amended agreement or relocation plan.
Residents and businesses in the selected U.S. host city would likely see infrastructure investment and job creation from planning and move-related activities.
U.S. taxpayers and host jurisdictions would likely bear substantial costs (security, construction, and facilities) to relocate and operate a new U.N. headquarters.
Pursuing relocation and moving forward with planning/notifications without full stakeholder buy-in could create diplomatic friction and uncertainty with New York/New Jersey and international partners, complicating negotiations.
The State Department may need to divert resources and staff time to renegotiation and relocation planning, reducing capacity for other diplomatic priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Official title: To implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations, and for other purposes.
Introduced December 3, 2025 by Ronny Jackson · Last progress December 3, 2025
Directs the Secretary of State to create and carry out a strategy to renegotiate the 1947 agreement between the United States and the United Nations governing the UN headquarters, with the explicit goal of relocating the UN headquarters to a new site within the United States. The strategy must identify alternative U.S. locations, pursue negotiations with UN counterparts to amend the existing agreement as necessary, notify relevant Senate and House committees to support any treaty advice-and-consent steps, and begin implementation promptly with reported timelines and next steps to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees.