# 115-hr-4237: United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017

115-hr-4237, United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4237
- Congress: 115
- Title: United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-11-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017 This bill prohibits giving assistance, such as various types of economic support or military training, to countries that oppose U.S. positions on more than 50 percent of the recorded votes in the most recent United Nations session. A country may be exempted if there has been a fundamental change in leadership and policies and the Department of State determines that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position. The President may exempt a country for U.S. national security interests.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6657: Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
- 115-hr-6213: History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4718: Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4237 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4237)

## Related
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
- [115-hr-6657: Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6657)
- [115-hr-6213: History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6213)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4718: Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4718)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4237 (as of 2025-11-18).