On July 7, the House of Representatives rejected, by an 83 to 335 vote, House Amendment 648, a measure sponsored by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) “to prohibit the use of funds to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.” In 1997, 54 congressmen voted to get the US out of the UN. And in 1999, 2001 and 2003, 74, 62, and 74 congressmen, respectively, voted to defund US participation in the UN - meaning that, with 83 congressmen voting for the most recent defunding measure, the overall trend against US participation is upward.

On the same day, the House rejected, by a vote of 135-283, House Amendment 644, also sponsored by Rep. Paul, which would have withdrawn US financial support for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The US rejoined UNESCO in 2002 after leaving, along with Great Britain, in 1984.

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