United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4558 (109th)
United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2005
Introduced
15 December 2005
Last action
15 December 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sponsors
Louie Gohmert, Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], SAM JOHNSON, Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], JOHN CULBERSON, Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Kenny Marchant, Virginia Foxx, Marsha Blackburn
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2005 - Prohibits providing U.S. assistance (as defined by this Act) to a country that opposed the U.S. position in the United Nations. Authorizes the Secretary of State to (temporarily) exempt a country from such prohibition if since the beginning of the most recent session of the General Assembly there has been a fundamental change in the country's leadership and policies so that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position in the United Nations. Authorizes the President to exempt a country from such prohibition for national security reasons.
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Timeline
15 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 December 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 December 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 December 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 December 2005
Sponsors
- Louie Gohmert · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- JOHN CULBERSON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
- Virginia Foxx · R · Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4558
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4558
- us · 109-hr-4558 · source updated 15 August 2025