Bill Ties U.N. Gun Control Activities to U.S. Funding In recent years the United Nations has sought to advance policies that could affect the individual's right to bear arms, and members of the U.S. Congress have taken notice, attempting to tie American purse strings to U.N. action. Legislators from Louisiana, Sen. David Vitter and Rep. Charles Boustany, have introduced S. 1488 and H.R. 3436, respectively, each of which would require that the President of the United States certify to Congress each year that the U.N. has taken no action to "restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the United States to possess a firearm or ammunition…" If the president cannot provide that certification, the legislation would allow for the refusal to submit any funding to the U.N. for that fiscal year.