Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 3, 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.
What just happenedJan 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)
Who’s behind it
- Placed on Calendar SenateJan 13, 2025
- Engrossed in HouseJan 9, 2025
- Introduced in HouseJan 3, 2025
- Jan 28, 2025Floor
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)
- Jan 23, 2025Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
- Jan 23, 2025Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
- Jan 13, 2025Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
- Jan 9, 2025Calendars
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH37100
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- Jan 9, 2025Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH30000
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH8D000
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.
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH35000
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
- Jan 9, 2025FloorH30000
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
- Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Appropriations Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House