A Bill Has Already Been Introduced in Congress to Remove the US From the United Nations

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

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

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

President Donald Trump 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 presidency.

Trump's criticism of the organization came after the UN Security Council passed a resolution in late December calling on Israel to halt building settlements on occupied Palestinian land. Trump, along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urged the US to vote against the resolution, which was sponsored by Egypt. But the US ultimately abstained, and the resolution passed.

Many Republican lawmakers have slammed the UN for having an 'anti-Israel' bias that aims to isolate and weaken the Jewish state. Arizona Sen. John McCain said that the UN vote marked 'another shameful chapter in the bizarre anti-Israel history of the United Nations.' House Speaker Paul Ryan called the vote 'absolutely shameful' and vowed that 'our unified Republican government' would work to reverse the resolution..."