Amendment sought to provide that Congress, rather than the Secretary of State, shall make the determination that the United Nations or any such agency has failed to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters.

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Amendment Number
139
Description
Amendment sought to provide that Congress, rather than the Secretary of State, shall make the determination that the United Nations or any such agency has failed to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters.
Purpose
An amendment to allow the Congress, rather than the Secretary of State, to decide to withold up to 20% of the funds appropriated to the United Nations.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 4, 1997
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Stearns amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 244 (Roll no. 164).
Latest Action Time
20:07:07
Submitted Date
Jun 4, 1997
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 139 — Informed