International Criminal Court Sanctions Bill (H.R. 23)
Official short title: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Would require sanctions on foreign persons who aid International Criminal Court efforts against Americans or covered allies.
The House passed H.R. 23 on January 9, 2025. On January 28, 2025, the Senate voted 54 to 45 on cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill, short of the three-fifths required, so cloture was not invoked. This action did not decide passage of the bill in the Senate.
Status
passed
Jan 9, 2025
Recorded actions
1
Complete roll calls
Origin
house
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
How the Senate voted
Each roll call below links to the complete list of how every senator voted, with the official question and source.
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· Senate roll call 22
Advancing the ICC Sanctions Bill
Invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 23, imposing sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · 54 yea, 45 nay, 1 not voting
What the text provides
Summaries of provisions visible in the cited measure text, with the exact location to check.
Sanctions
Section 3(a) and (b) would require the President, while the International Criminal Court is attempting to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person, to block the property of and deny visas to foreign persons who engage in, aid, or materially support those efforts, and to deny visas to their immediate family members.
Section 3(a) and (b) · Source record
Notification, waiver, and termination
Section 3(d) through (f) would require notice to Congress within 10 days of sanctions, allow case-by-case waivers of up to 90 days that the President determines are vital to national security, and allow termination if the President certifies that the Court has ended all such efforts against protected persons.
Section 3(d) through (f) · Source record
Court funding
Section 4 would rescind unobligated amounts appropriated for the International Criminal Court and prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Court after enactment.
Section 4 · Source record
Protected persons and findings
Section 5 defines protected persons to include U.S. persons and citizens or lawful residents of NATO members and major non-NATO allies that have not consented to the Court's jurisdiction or are not parties to the Rome Statute. Section 2 states findings concerning the Rome Statute and the Court's arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
Sections 2 and 5(2) and (7) · Source record
Sources for this record
- GPO bill status for H.R. 23, 119th Congress U.S. Government Publishing Office · Jan 28, 2025
- H.R. 23 as passed by the House: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act U.S. Government Publishing Office · Jan 9, 2025
- Senate roll call 22: cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 23 U.S. Senate · Jan 28, 2025
How to read this record
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