119th Congress
H.R. 23
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Chip Roy(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations; House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Placed on Calendar Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (38)
Original cosponsors (18)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Brian J. Mast (R-FL)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH)
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Added later (20)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · Jan 6, 2025
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX) · Jan 6, 2025
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY) · Jan 6, 2025
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX) · Jan 6, 2025
- Brandon Gill (R-TX) · Jan 7, 2025
- G000590 · Jan 7, 2025
- John W. Rose (R-TN) · Jan 7, 2025
- Pete Sessions (R-TX) · Jan 7, 2025
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX) · Jan 7, 2025
- Steve Womack (R-AR) · Jan 7, 2025
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) · Jan 7, 2025
- Andy Barr (R-KY) · Jan 9, 2025
- Brian Jack (R-GA) · Jan 9, 2025
- John J. McGuire III (R-VA) · Jan 9, 2025
- Lance Gooden (R-TX) · Jan 9, 2025
- Michael Cloud (R-TX) · Jan 9, 2025
- Michael Guest (R-MS) · Jan 9, 2025
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Jan 9, 2025
- Richard McCormick (R-GA) · Jan 9, 2025
- Tom Barrett (R-MI) · Jan 9, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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
| Date | Vote | Result | Your members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 Senate #22 | Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 23 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Set your home to see |
| Jan 9, 2025 House #7 | On Passage: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act | Passed | Set your home to see |
Actions
- Jan 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) - Jan 23, 2025 · Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307) - Jan 23, 2025 · Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307) - Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3. - Jan 9, 2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69) - Jan 9, 2025 · House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76) - Jan 9, 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. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74) - Jan 3, 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. - Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House