Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

What this measure contains

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.

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• Placed on Calendar Senate · Official document ↗· Jan 13, 2025
• Engrossed in House · Official document ↗· Jan 9, 2025
• Introduced in House · Official document ↗· Jan 3, 2025

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in House
2. Engrossed in Houseby House passage
3. Placed on Calendar Senate

Decision stages

1. Jan 9, 2025 · House

   House passage on Introduced in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

   243 aye · 140 no · 1 present · 50 not voting · Source roll call

2. Jan 28, 2025 · Senate

   Senate cloture to proceed on Placed on Calendar Senate: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

   54 aye · 45 no · 1 not voting · Source roll call

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House members along the path

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

1. Jan 3, 2025

   Introduced in House

2. Jan 3, 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.

3. Jan 9, 2025

   Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)

4. Jan 9, 2025

   DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.

5. Jan 9, 2025

   The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

6. Jan 9, 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.

7. Jan 9, 2025

   Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)

8. Jan 9, 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)

9. Jan 9, 2025

   On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)

10. Jan 9, 2025

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

11. Jan 9, 2025

    Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

12. Jan 13, 2025

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

13. Jan 23, 2025

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)

14. Jan 23, 2025

    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)

15. Jan 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)

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