S 988 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A bill to provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.

Introduced May 20, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike Lee R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 20, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 20, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report annually to Congress regarding all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year.

Requires the report to include the following: (1) the total amount of all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and related bodies; (2) the approximate percentage of U.S. contributions to each such agency or body in a fiscal year when compared with all such contributions in that fiscal year; and (3) the amount, description, and purpose of each contribution, the identity of the donating U.S. department or agency, and the identity of the recipient U.N. agency or body.

Requires the first report to include information for the previous three fiscal years.

Requires OMB to post a version of such report on a publicly available Internet website.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2013 to Jun 6, 2013, with 20 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-LADavid VitterOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-NHKelly AyotteOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-KYRand PaulOriginalMay 20, 2013
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMay 20, 2013
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. May 20, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 978A bill to provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.Related billMay 16, 2013
S 1313United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013Related billJul 17, 2013
HR 2099To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.Related billMay 22, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

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  1. May 20, 2013Introduced in Senate

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