Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Bill: 119-hr-23
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Foreign property
International law and treaties
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Specialized courts
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-28
text: 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)
action_date: 2025-01-23
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
action_date: 2025-01-23
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 23, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Mast demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House