Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (H.R. 23)
IntroducedLatest Action
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)
1/28/2025 • Senate
Summary
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
This bill imposes sanctions against foreign persons (individuals and entities) who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting certain individuals.
The bill categorizes as protected persons (1) any U.S. individual, U.S. entity, or person in the United States, unless the United States is a state party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and provides formal consent to ICC jurisdiction; and (2) any foreign person that is a citizen or lawful resident of a U.S. ally that is not a state party to the Rome Statute or has not consented to ICC jurisdiction.
If the ICC attempts to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute a protected person, the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against the foreign persons that engaged in or materially assisted in such actions, as well as against foreign persons owned by, controlled by, or acting on behalf of such foreign persons. The President must also apply visa-blocking sanctions to the immediate family members of those sanctioned.
Upon enactment, the bill rescinds all funds appropriated for the ICC and prohibits the subsequent use of appropriated funds for the ICC.
Introduced in House • 1/3/2025
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Amendments (3)
This bill has 3 amendments proposed or adopted.
View all amendments on Congress.govCongressional Votes (2)
On proceed to the measure not invoked in senate by yea-nay vote
January 28, 2025
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On Passage
January 9, 2025
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Cosponsors (38)
Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
January 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee Review
Floor Debate
January 9, 2025
Passed Chamber
January 9, 2025
Other Chamber
January 9, 2025
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- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 3, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
- House roll-call votesOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesRoll-call results on this billLatest roll call Jan 9, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
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