Withhold UN funding until it is voluntary and program-specific.

Austin Scott · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 0.69 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)

Commits to conditioning U.N. funding on voluntary, program-specific contributions.

Austin Scott on the Issues
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Evidence

"Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)"

A secondary issue-tracking source records the campaign-position phrasing that matches the claim.

unresolved unknown

Austin Scott on the Issues
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The report states the bill "to promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations system" and includes Title I, section 102, "Apportionment of the United Nations regular budget on a voluntary basis," along with multiple provisions for withholding funds and refunding taxpayer dollars.

The official committee report shows Congress advanced a bill embodying the promised shift toward voluntary UN funding and funding-withholding pressure.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. House Report 112-323: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011
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The bill summary says it "directs the President to use U.S. influence at the United Nations ... to shift the funding mechanism for the regular budget of the U.N. from an assessed to a voluntary basis" and "withholds up to 50% of nonvoluntary U.S. contributions" unless the U.N. is apportioned on a voluntary basis.

The later House bill repeated the same policy goal and shows the effort continued beyond the initial term, but the bill was only introduced and referred.

partial later_term A for effort

H.R.3155 - United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013: All Information
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The cosponsor list includes "Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | 04/03/2014".

Austin Scott formally cosponsored the later version of the UN reform bill, confirming active legislative support for the policy position.

partial later_term A for effort

H.R.3155 - United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013: Cosponsors
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Austin Scott supported and cosponsored legislation aimed at shifting UN funding from assessed contributions to voluntary, program-specific funding and withholding portions of U.S. contributions unless reforms occurred. That is a serious legislative effort aligned with the promise. However, the evidence shows the relevant bills were introduced, referred, and reported or cosponsored, not enacted into law, and there is no evidence that the promised withholding policy became federal policy through Scott's action. Because the promised outcome was not delivered, but Scott made a meaningful legislative attempt, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.

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never unknown A for effort

Austin Scott supported and cosponsored legislation aimed at shifting UN funding from assessed to voluntary/program-specific contributions and withholding some nonvoluntary U.S. contributions. However, the evidence shows these bills were introduced, referred, and reported/advanced in committee rather than enacted, so the promised federal funding change was not delivered. The record supports serious legislative effort but not fulfillment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%