# 119-hr-1498: DEFUND Act of 2025

119-hr-1498, DEFUND Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1498
- Congress: 119
- Title: DEFUND Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ends U.S. participation in the United Nations.** It would remove the United States from the UN system, bar most payments, strip UN diplomatic immunities inside the United States, and prevent reentry except under strict Senate conditions. - Federal operations and funding: Would repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and the 1947 Headquarters Agreement, terminate U.S. membership, close the U.S. Mission to the UN, and bar assessed and voluntary contributions except to facilitate withdrawal. - Diplomats and UN staff: Would prohibit the UN from using U.S. government property and revoke Vienna Convention and related immunities for UN personnel, representatives, missions, and their families or servants. It would also ban U.S. participation in UN peacekeeping operations. - Health and international agreements: Would repeal U.S. participation in the World Health Organization and end U.S. involvement in UN conventions and agreements, removing remaining U.S. functions tied to those accords.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- End U.S. role and payments to United Nations: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would end U.S. membership in the United Nations and its agencies. It would stop U.S. participation in UN peacekeeping. It would end U.S. participation in UN conventions and agreements. Money for UN dues or voluntary payments would be barred, except to withdraw people and equipm…
- Stop U.S. participation in World Health Organization: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would repeal the law that lets the U.S. join and fund the World Health Organization. This would end the legal basis for U.S. membership and related appropriations.
- End UN immunities and use of U.S. facilities: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would repeal the UN headquarters agreement and withdraw from it. It would remove diplomatic privileges and immunities for UN staff and foreign missions to the UN. It would bar any UN body from using U.S. government property or facilities.
- Senate approval required to rejoin United Nations: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require Senate approval before any President could rejoin the UN or a UN body. Any approval would need a reservation that keeps the U.S. right to withdraw later.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1498 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1498)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1498 (as of 2026-04-21).