S 1394 · 109th Congress · International Affairs
United Nations Reform Act of 2005
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.(2005-07-14)
Plain Language Summary
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United Nations Reform Act of 2005 - Declares that it is incumbent upon the United Nations (U.N.) to enact significant reform measures if it is to restore the public trust. Declares it to be U.S. policy to redirect: (1) U.S. contributions to the U.N. To achieve a shift in the funding mechanisms of 18 specified organizational programs of the U.N. from the regular assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs; and (2) a portion of funds from the Public Information and General Assembly affairs and conferences services organizational programs to pursue pursue a streamlined, efficient, and accountable regular assessed budget of the United Nations. Limits the U.S. contribution to the regularly assessed U.N. budget. Requires the redirection of the amount of funds assessed to the United States if, by 2008, the funding mechanisms of one or more of the 18 specified U.N. organizational programs have not been shifted from the regular assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs. States that it shall be U.S. policy to actively pursue weighted voting with respect to budgetary and financial matter in accordance with the level of financial contributions of member states to the regular assessed U…
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5 Republicans