H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Sponsor
Chip Roy
Republican · TX-21
What H.R. 23 does
H.R. 23 would impose sanctions on foreign people and entities that help the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute certain people. Protected people include any U.S. individual or entity and anyone in the United States, unless the United States joins the Rome Statute and formally consents to ICC jurisdiction. They also include citizens or lawful residents of U.S. allies that are not parties to the Rome Statute or have not consented to ICC jurisdiction.
If the ICC acts against a protected person, the President would have to block the visas and property of the foreign people who took part or materially helped, and of those they own, control or act for. Their immediate family members would face visa-blocking sanctions. Once enacted, the bill would also rescind all funds appropriated for the ICC and bar further appropriated funds from going to it.
How the House voted
Passed · January 9, 202545 Democrats broke with their party to vote yes
Yassamin Ansari
Wesley Bell
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Gil Cisneros
Angie Craig
Henry Cuellar
Donald Davis
Shomari Figures
Lois Frankel
Laura Gillen
Jared Golden
Dan GoldmanOn Passage: H R 23 Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act · Roll no. 7 · Official record
HR23 Legislative Journey
Action Taken
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)
Action Taken
Jan 23, 2025
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
Action Taken
Jan 13, 2025
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
House: Passed 243-140
Jan 9, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
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House: Committee Action
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.
About the Sponsor
Chip Roy
Republican, Texas's 21st congressional district · 7 years in Congress
Committees: Rules, the Judiciary, the Budget
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Cosponsors (38)
All 38 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 18 states: Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, and 15 more.
Brian Mast
Republican · FL
Michael McCaul
Republican · TX
Dan Crenshaw
Republican · TX
Clay Higgins
Republican · LA
Charles Fleischmann
Republican · TN
Brad Finstad
Republican · MN
Ben Cline
Republican · VA
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ
Jodey Arrington
Republican · TX
Erin Houchin
Republican · IN
Elijah Crane
Republican · AZ
Claudia Tenney
Republican · NY
Committee Sponsors
Appropriations Committee
6 of 63 committee members cosponsored
Judiciary Committee
5 of 44 committee members cosponsored
Foreign Affairs Committee
9 of 53 committee members cosponsored
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H.R. 23 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Appropriations
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- International Affairs
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Jan 28, 2025
H.R. 23 Bill Text
“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.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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