by Peter Rykowski
Conservative members of Congress have introduced legislation to withdraw the United States from the United Nations.
H.R. 6645 and S. 3428, titled the Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act, were respectively introduced Wednesday by Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah). Representative Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is cosponsoring the House companion bill.
H.R. 6645 and S. 3428, which are identical, would fully withdraw the United States from the United Nations, restoring U.S. national sovereignty. Specifically, the bill would:
- Repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which established U.S. membership in the UN.
- Repeal the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act, thus evicting the UN from its headquarters in New York City.
- Prohibit any U.S. funding for the UN and its affiliated organizations.
- Prohibit U.S. participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
- Revoke diplomatic immunity for UN entities and employees.
- Rescind U.S. membership in the World Health Organization (WHO).
- End participation “in any conventions and agreements with the United Nations” and its affiliates.
- Prohibit the U.S. president from unilaterally entering into agreements with the UN or its affiliates.
In a press release announcing the legislation, Rep. Roy stated, “This year, the United Nations’ corruption, and its despicable, brazen political agenda have been on full display…. The UN doesn’t deserve one single dime of American taxpayer money or one bit of our support; we should defund it and leave immediately.”
Senator Lee stated, “No more blank checks for the United Nations. Americans’ hard-earned dollars have been funneled into initiatives that fly in the face of our values — enabling tyrants, betraying allies, and spreading bigotry. With the DEFUND Act, we’re stepping away from this debacle.”
This is not the first time UN-withdrawal legislation has been introduced. Similar legislation was first introduced in 1981 by Rep. Larry McDonald (D-Ga.) — who also served as the chairman of The John Birch Society — as the United Nations Termination Act. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) was another leading proponent of the legislation, regularly introducing it in the 1990s and 2000s. It was most recently introduced by Rep. Rogers in 2022 as the American Sovereignty Restoration Act.
H.R. 6645 and S. 3428 come at a critical time. The UN is preparing for its “Summit of the Future” in September 2024, where it will attempt to dramatically expand its power at the expense of its member states’ national sovereignty. This brazen power grab would include implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its proposed “Emergency Platform” that would allow the UN to unilaterally exert power over countries and citizens under the guise of addressing “global emergencies.” Meanwhile, the UN is pursuing an aggressive and extreme agenda at the ongoing COP28 conference in Dubai, while the WHO is attempting a major power grab via a global pandemic treaty.
The UN also regularly attacks the American system of government. In just the past several months, UN agencies have issued reports attacking American law enforcement and conservative social policies, while calling for changing the U.S. Constitution, imposing unconstitutional and Marxist policies, and deepening U.S. subservience to the UN.
Such attacks and power grabs shouldn’t surprise those familiar with the UN and its history. From its formation in 1945, the UN was a project of the Deep State to eventually achieve a one-world government. Its recent actions are consistent with its ultimate mission.
Rather than remain a member of — and provide billions of dollars in funding to — an organization that regularly attacks the United States and its system of government, American leaders must restore U.S. sovereignty and defend what the Founding Fathers worked to establish. And it’s up to ordinary citizens — through building an educated electorate — to ensure that our leaders uncompromisingly defend our Republic and God-given freedoms.
To urge your U.S. representative and senators to Get US Out! of the United Nations, visit The John Birch Society’s legislative alert here.
