April 30, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Budd, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Justice, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Moody, and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stand with Israel Act
.
Sec. 2. Prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
13. Prohibition on contributions to the United Nations relating to discrimination against Israel
No funds made available to the Department of State or any other Federal department or agency may be made available for contributions to the United Nations or any of its funds, programs, specialized agencies, or other related entities that expels, downgrades or suspends membership, or otherwise restricts the participation of Israel such that it may not participate fully and equivalently with other Member States of the United Nations or the respective fund, program, specialized agency, or other related entity.