Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today voted with a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to cut funding for the United Nations, if it fails to reform the way it operates.

The legislation would withhold half of America’s dues to the general budget of the United Nations, if it fails to meet a list of demands for change. A failure to reform would also result in refusal to support new and expanded peacekeeping missions.

“The status quo at the United Nations is unacceptable,” said Congressman McHenry. “Our tax dollars should no longer be spent on the U.N.'s inefficient, unaccountable bureaucracy, and which often promotes policies against the American people and our interests,” he continued.

With amendments, the bill seeks 46 specific reforms, including establishing an independent oversight board, an ethics office, and denying countries that violate human rights from serving on human rights commissions.

“Today’s legislation moves to reform the U.N., so that it can fulfill its mission,” continued McHenry. “When we see scandals and corruption in the headlines, it is increasingly difficult to fund this body without reform.”