HR 1021 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Chip Roy R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 11, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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. IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

This bill prohibits the Department of State from making contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, either as a percentage of the U.S. contribution to the regular budget of the United Nations or as a voluntary contribution to the council.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2021 to Jun 4, 2021; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 26, February 11, 2021, page H503.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1563No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council ActReintroduced BillMar 10, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House

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