United Nations Budget Reform Act of 2006

Summary

United Nations Budget Reform Act of 2006 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to use its influence at the United Nations to pursue: (1) General Assembly adoption of formal procedures for the use of weighted voting in the General Assembly with respect to the adoption of regularly assessed budgets for biennial periods (the proportionate value of a member's vote to be equal to such member's assessed budget contribution); and (2) U.N. adoption of formal procedures that prohibit passage of a regularly assessed budget for a biennial period without first obtaining the unanimous consent of all members. Provides that if the United Nations adopts such a budget without unanimous consent the United States shall appropriate, but withhold from expenditure, 25% of its budget contributions which shall be available for release to the United Nations until the earlier of five years or until the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the United Nations is in compliance with this Act (such funds to revert to the United States if there is no certification).

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Timeline

1. 29 June 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 June 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 June 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 June 2006 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 June 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 June 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 June 2006

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
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