A bill introduced by Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers earlier this month calls on the US to "terminate" its membership in the United Nations and effectively sever¹ all ties with the organization.

 

阿拉巴马州众议员麦克·罗杰斯本月初提交了一份议案，呼吁美国“终止”其联合国成员国身份，并实际切断与该组织的一切联系。

 

The bill, titled the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017, was proposed on January 3. It is cosponsored by a handful of Republican lawmakers, including North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones, Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, Missouri Rep. Jason Smith, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, Tennessee Rep. John Duncan Jr., and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

 

Biggs said in a statement on Monday that he cosponsored the bill because he believes that "our sovereignty as a country is harmed by our membership in this body."

 

The bill proposes barring the US from committing funds or troops to UN peacekeeping operations worldwide and stipulates² that the UN must vacate property owned by the US government. It would repeal³ the 1973 Environment Program Participation⁴ Act, strip UN employees of diplomatic immunity⁵ in the US, and repeal the US's membership and participation in the World Health Organization.

 

The bill's language is strong, and it's an extreme long shot to garner⁶ the necessary support to pass the House and move on to the Senate.

 

President Donald Trump⁷ has characterized the UN as "just a club for people to get together, talk, and have a good time" and promised that relations between the US and the UN "will be different" during his presidency⁸.

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