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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5411 
To prohibit State and local law enforcement from arresting foreign nationals 
within the United States solely on the basis of an indictment, warrant, 
or request issued by the International Criminal Court, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 
Ms. STEFANIK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit State and local law enforcement from arresting 
foreign nationals within the United States solely on the 
basis of an indictment, warrant, or request issued by 
the International Criminal Court, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sovereign Enforcement 
Integrity Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The United States is not a party to the 
Rome Statute establishing the International Crimi-
nal Court (ICC). 
(2) The Constitution provides the Federal Gov-
ernment with exclusive authority over foreign rela-
tions and the treatment of foreign nationals within 
the territory of the United States. 
(3) The arrest or detention of foreign nationals 
on United States soil pursuant to an ICC request or 
indictment, absent Federal authorization, could jeop-
ardize the foreign policy interests of the United 
States and conflict with longstanding constitutional 
principles. 
(4) Law enforcement activities implicating 
international law enforcement obligations must be 
governed by uniform national standards. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to preempt 
State and local law enforcement from executing, honoring, 
or enforcing any request, warrant, or indictment issued 
by the International Criminal Court unless expressly au-
thorized by Federal law. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON STATE OR LOCAL ENFORCEMENT 
OF ICC ACTIONS. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—No officer, employee, or agent 
of a State, territory, the District of Columbia, or any polit-
ical subdivision thereof, shall— 
(1) arrest, detain, or otherwise deprive a for-
eign national of liberty based solely on a warrant, in-
dictment, summons, or other process issued by the 
International Criminal Court; 
(2) cooperate with, or provide assistance to, the 
International Criminal Court in effectuating such an 
arrest or detention; or 
(3) use any funds, facilities, personnel, or 
equipment to carry out any action described in para-
graph (1) or (2). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) 
shall not apply if— 
(1) Congress enacts legislation expressly au-
thorizing cooperation with the International Crimi-
nal Court in a specific case; or 
(2) the President certifies to Congress that 
such cooperation is essential to a declared national 
security interest and issues a specific written author-
ization. 
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