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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To prohibit United States contributions to the United Nations or any of its affiliated organizations if full membership as a state is granted to any organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood.

H.R. 2145Introduced Apr 27, 1989Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 18, 1989 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

47 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 24 Democrats

21 of 47 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), George Brown (R-CO), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Bob Carr (D-MI), James Courter (R-NJ), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Paul Henry (R-MI), Amo Houghton (R-NY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Craig James (R-FL), Ben Jones (D-GA), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), William Lehman (D-FL), Norman Lent (R-NY), Mel Levine (D-CA), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Lantos.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.