House Bill 23
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
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Passed House on Jan 9, 2025
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The bill aims to counteract the jurisdiction and legitimacy of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the United States and Israel.
It condemns the ICC's actions against Israeli officials and seeks to protect United States military personnel and officials from ICC prosecution through sanctions on foreign persons and their immediate family members.
The bill rescinds and prohibits future appropriations of funds for the International Criminal Court.
It defines terms such as "protected person," "ally of the United States," "foreign person," "immediate family member," "International Criminal Court," and "United States person."
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Bill Number
23
Congress
119
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
checkPassed on January 9, 2025
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Summary
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.
January 13, 2025
January 9, 2025
January 3, 2025
Amendments (3)
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01/28/2025
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
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
01/23/2025
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
01/13/2025
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
01/09/2025
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
01/09/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/09/2025
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
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
01/09/2025
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
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
01/09/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
01/09/2025
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
01/03/2025
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
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