United States · Bill · S
S. 1519 (104th)
Prohibition on United Nations Taxation Act of 1996
Introduced
22 January 1996
Last action
22 January 1996 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsors
Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Prohibition on United Nations Taxation Act of 1996 - Prohibits the U.S. from paying any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or any of its agencies if the U.N.: (1) attempts to impose a tax on any U.S. person; or (2) borrow funds from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), International Monetary Fund, or any other similar or regional international financial institution. Prohibits the U.S. from paying any voluntary or assessed contributions to the U.N. or any of its agencies, including the U.N. Development Program, unless the President certifies to the Congress 15 days in advance of such payment that the U.N. or such agency is not engaged in any effort to develop or promote any taxation proposals in order to raise revenue for the U.N. or any such agency.
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Timeline
22 January 1996
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S276-279)
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1996
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 January 1996 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1519
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1519
- us · 104-s-1519 · source updated 21 August 2025