Tax,
International Law,
Government
Feb. 4, 2017
Same challenge to UN membership, very different president
One could argue that the annual congressional cohort seeking passage of a bill to end U.S. membership in the United Nations is comparable to the shepherd who often cried wolf. Now, however, all three branches of government are in GOP hands.
William Slomanson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Email: bills@tjsl.edu
William Slomanson is also the author of California Procedure in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2014).
Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 193 in January - a bill designed to end United States membership in the United Nations. The American Sovereignty Restoration Act (ASRA) of 2017 was then referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
If enacted into law, it would repeal the 1945 United Nations Participation Act, close the U.N. Mission in New York; revoke U.S. contributions to the U.N. and all of its agencies (approximately $8 billion per year), te...
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