I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8282 
To impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged 
in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected 
person of the United States and its allies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2024 
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. MAST, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
BANKS, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. HERN, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. BARR, Mr. SELF, 
Mr. WALTZ, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, 
Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. CLOUD, and Mr. BURCHETT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to the International Crimi-
nal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, 
detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United 
States and its allies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illegitimate Court 
Counteraction Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
SANCTIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
THE 
INTER-
NATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act, if the International Criminal Court 
is engaging in any attempt to investigate, arrest, detain, 
or prosecute any protected person, the President shall im-
pose— 
(1) the sanctions described in subsection (b) 
with respect to any foreign person the President de-
termines— 
(A) has directly engaged in or otherwise 
aided any effort by the International Criminal 
Court to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute 
a protected person; 
(B) has or materially assisted, sponsored, 
or provided financial, material, or technological 
support for, or goods or services to or in sup-
port of any effort by the International Criminal 
Court to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute 
a protected person; or 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or is cur-
rently acting or purports to have acted, directly 
or indirectly, for or on behalf of any person 
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that directly engages in any effort by the Inter-
national Criminal Court to investigate, arrest, 
detain, or prosecute a protected person; and 
(2) the sanctions described in subsection (b)(2) 
with respect to the immediate family members of 
each foreign person who is subject to sanctions pur-
suant to paragraph (1). 
(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection with respect to a foreign person 
described in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) PROPERTY BLOCKING.—The President shall 
exercise all of the powers granted by the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 
and prohibit all transactions in all property and in-
terests in property of any foreign person described 
in subsection (a)(1) if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession 
or control of a United States person. 
(2) ALIENS INADMISSIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS-
SION, OR PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR
PAROLE.—In 
the case of an alien described in subsection (a), 
the alien is— 
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(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 
entry documentation of an alien described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be revoked, re-
gardless of when such visa or other entry 
documentation was issued. 
(ii) IMMEDIATE
EFFECT.—A revoca-
tion under clause (i) shall— 
(I) take effect immediately; and 
(II) automatically cancel any 
other valid visa or entry documenta-
tion that is in the alien’s possession. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 
and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 
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Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 
this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of this section or any regulation, license, or 
order issued to carry out this section shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(d) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 10 
days after any imposition of sanctions pursuant to sub-
section (a), the President shall brief and provide written 
notification to the appropriate congressional committees 
regarding the imposition of sanctions that shall include— 
(1) a description of the foreign person or per-
sons subject to the imposition of such sanctions, in-
cluding the foreign person’s role at or relation to the 
International Criminal Court; 
(2) a description of any activity undertaken by 
such foreign person or persons in support of efforts 
to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any pro-
tected person; and 
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