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H.R.2745
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On June 17, 2005, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R.2745, a bill to cut funds to the United Nations in half by 2008 if it does not meet with certain criteria laid out in the legislation. The United States is estimated to contribute about 22% of the UN's yearly budget - this bill could have a large impact on the UN. The Bush administration and several former US ambassadors to the UN have warned that this may only strengthen anti-American sentiment around the world and would only serve to hurt current UN reform movements.
As of June 17, the bill still has yet to be passed by Congress, which seems to be split on the issue, and thus whether or not it will take effect is unknown.
The author of the bill is House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde, a Republican from Illinois. It was approved by the House in a vote of 221-184. Supporters of the bill claim that more passive efforts to reform the UN have failed in the past, and it is now time to try a technique that shows the United States has "some teeth in reform."
While some are excited to see the United States proposing to reform the UN, many people hold equally strong views that the House is making a mistake.
