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119-s-2170119th Congress

United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibits U.S. assistance to countries that oppose the United States at the United Nations. It ties eligibility for U.S. foreign aid to how often a country votes with the United States and creates a narrow exemption process for major leadership changes.

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  • Countries that vote against U.S. positions would be barred from receiving U.S. financial or material aid. This explicitly covers the Economic Support Fund, International Military Education and Training, and Foreign Military Financing, and applies to aid routed through international organizations or nongovernmental entities.
  • The bill defines "opposed the position of the United States" as a country voting the same as the United States less than 50 percent of the time during the most recent General Assembly session, using the methodology in the required annual report. The law would take effect when the report required by section 406 is submitted, the one due by March 31, 2026.
  • The Secretary of State could grant a temporary exemption after a fundamental change in a country's leadership and policies. Any exemption ends with the next required report and must be reported to Congress with an explanation.

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Ban U.S. aid to UN-opposing countries

If enacted, the bill would prohibit U.S. financial and other assistance to any country that "opposed the position of the United States" in the United Nations. A country is treated that way when its recorded votes matched the United States less than 50% of the time in the most recent General Assembly session (and for Security Council members, considering both Security Council and General Assembly votes) using the annual section 406 report. "United States assistance" would include Economic Support Fund (ESF) grants, International Military Education and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and any other money or physical aid, even if routed through U.N. programs, multilaterals, or NGOs. The Secretary of State could exempt a country after a fundamental change in leadership and policies, but that exemption would last only until the next section 406 report and must be reported to Congress with the basis for the decision. The bill would take effect on the date the section 406 report is submitted to Congress; that report is required to be submitted by March 31, 2026.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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