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Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
H.R. 23, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 01/03/2025
- Cosponsors
- 38
- Latest action
- 01/28/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
- Sponsor
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Appropriations Committee, Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee
- Latest 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)
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/03/2025)
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.
Roll call votes on this bill
- Senate roll call 22: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (H.R. 23)
01/28/2025Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected54 to 45
A bill 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.
- House roll call 7: On Passage (H.R. 23)
01/09/2025Passed243 to 140
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Actions
Newest first
- 01/28/2025 · Senate
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)
- 01/23/2025 · Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
- 01/23/2025 · Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
- 01/13/2025 · Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
- 01/09/2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- 01/09/2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 01/09/2025 · House
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- 01/09/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- 01/09/2025 · House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
- 01/09/2025 · House
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.
- 01/09/2025 · House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 01/09/2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
- 01/09/2025 · House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
- 01/03/2025 · House
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.
- 01/03/2025
Introduced in House
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.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 01/28/2025