H.R. 519 (112th): United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011

Introduced:
Feb 08, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL18]
Status:
Died (Failed Under Suspension)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on February 9, 2011.

Progress
Introduced Feb 08, 2011
Referred to Committee Feb 08, 2011
Failed Under Suspension Feb 09, 2011
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Feb 09, 2011 2:04 p.m.
Failed 259/169

Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Foreign Affairs

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Full Title

To secure the return to the United States the $179 million overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund as of December 31, 2009, and for other purposes.

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Text

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Last updated Feb 08, 2011.
4 pages

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2/8/2011--Introduced.
United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act of 2011 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to:
(1) direct the United Nations (U.N.) to return to the United States a specified amount overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund (TEF) as of December 31, 2009;
(2) use U.S. influence to press the U.N. to reform its TEF assessment procedures to reduce the discrepancies between TEF income and expenditures; and
(3) annually instruct the U.N. to return to the United States any TEF surplus funds payable to the United States. Withholds such amount from the U.S. contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the U.N. until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the U.N. has returned such amount to the United States.

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