in World News Bills to Exit UN Introduced in Congress
In an important step toward restoring American independence from an emerging world-government system, legislation to fully withdraw the United States from the United Nations has been reintroduced in Congress.
Last week, Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced H.R. 1498 and S. 669, titled the Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act of 2025.
H.R. 1498 is co-sponsored by Representatives Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.), Elijah Crane (R-Ariz.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), and Michael Rulli (R-Ohio). S. 669 is co-sponsored by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
The DEFUND Act
These bills, which are identical, would:
- Repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which established U.S. membership in the UN;
- Repeal the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act, thus evicting the UN from its headquarters in New York City;
- Prohibit any U.S. funding for the UN and its affiliated organizations;
- Prohibit U.S. participation in UN peacekeeping operations;
- Revoke diplomatic immunity for UN entities and employees;
- Rescind U.S. membership in the World Health Organization (WHO);
- End participation “in any conventions and agreements with the United Nations” and its affiliates; and
- Prohibit the U.S. president from unilaterally entering into agreements with the UN or its affiliates.
In a press release announcing the legislation, Lee declared, “No more blank checks for the United Nations. Americans’ hard-earned dollars have been funneled into initiatives that fly in the face of our values, enabling tyrants, betraying allies, and spreading bigotry. With the DEFUND Act, we’re stepping away from this debacle.”
In his own press release, Roy noted, “The United Nations has enjoyed American tax money while often undermining our interests, attacking our allies, and bolstering our adversaries.”