Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has been democratically elected.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 116 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 116

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should
withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations
until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a
member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as
chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or
agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has
been democratically elected.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 25, 2003

Mr. Sessions submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should
withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations
until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a
member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as
chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or
agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has
been democratically elected.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should
withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations
until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a
member state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as
chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or
agency of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has
been democratically elected.
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