22. Department of the Treasury · Major · Needs Congress
Withdraw from the World Bank and the IMF and end U.S. contributions
Printed page 702 22. Department of the Treasury
“The U.S., however, should withdraw from both the World Bank and the IMF and terminate its financial contribution to both institutions.”
What has happened
- Not started
The United States remains a member of, and a funder of, both institutions. Congress appropriated $1,066,184,000 to the International Development Association and $150,200,000 to the IBRD as Global Environment Facility trustee in the FY2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act; and in October 2025 the Treasury Secretary addressed the World Bank Development Committee and the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee as a shareholder pressing both bodies to refocus on their 'core missions' — engagement, not withdrawal. Neither institution appears on the January 2026 memorandum's list of 66 organizations the United States is leaving.
- Public Law 119-75, division F — $1,066,184,000 for the International Development Association and $150,200,000 for the IBRD as Global Environment Facility trustee
- Statement from U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for the World Bank Development Committee and IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee
Research log
What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence
Research notes
- Queries that found nothing:
grep -i 'international monetary fund|world bank|multilateral development bank'acrossfr-presdocu.ndjson,presidential-actions.ndjsonandfr-notice.ndjson— no hit.jqoverbills.ndjsonforWorld Bank|International Monetary Fundreturns one unrelated SEC-alignment bill (H.R. 1764). - Executive Order 14199 (2025-02-04) ordered a review of every international intergovernmental
organization the United States belongs to or funds. The result of that review, the
Presidential Memorandum of 2026-01-07
(
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/), was read in full: its 35 non-UN and 31 UN organizations do not include the World Bank, the IMF, the IBRD or IDA. Read as the strongest available negative — the administration looked and declined.
- Action
- withdraw
- Object
- World Bank and International Monetary Fund
- ID
- 1966