Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

House Bill

H.R. 23

119th Congress

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Reco

Introduced:Jan 6, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Chip Roy

Representative

Republican

TX-21

Cosponsors

38

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Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons who help the ICC investigate, arrest, or prosecute protected persons including Americans and citizens of allied non-parties to the Rome Statute. It rescinds ICC funding and prohibits future appropriations for the court.

Latest Action

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)

SponsorChip Roy (R-TX)

Introduced1/6/2025

StatusCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Reco

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Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons who help the ICC investigate, arrest, or prosecute protected persons including Americans and citizens of allied non-parties to the Rome Statute. It rescinds ICC funding and prohibits future appropriations for the

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This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons who help the ICC investigate, arrest, or prosecute protected persons including Americans and citizens of allied non-parties to the Rome Statute. It rescinds ICC funding and prohibits future appropriations for the court.

Bill Number: 23
Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)
Introduced: 1/6/2025
Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Reco
Policy Area: International Affairs

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Title: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Bill Number: 23
Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)
Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Reco
Introduced: 1/6/2025
Summary: This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons who help the ICC investigate, arrest, or prosecute protected persons including Americans and citizens of allied non-parties to the Rome Statute. It rescinds ICC funding and prohibits future appropriations for the court.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons who help the ICC investigate, arrest, or prosecute protected persons including Americans and citizens of allied non-parties to the Rome Statute. It rescinds ICC funding and prohibits future appropriations for the court.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActThis 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Sanctions foreign persons assisting ICC against protected individuals
Protects Americans and allied nationals from ICC prosecution
Blocks visas and property of those assisting ICC
Rescinds all U.S. funding for ICC
Prohibits future appropriations for the court

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Foreign governments and individuals would face sanctions for cooperating with ICC actions against Americans or allied citizens. This reinforces U.S. opposition to ICC jurisdiction over protected persons.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

Related Subjects

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Detention of persons

Family relationships

Foreign property

International law and treaties

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Sanctions

Specialized courts

U.S. and foreign investments

Visas and passports

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

23, 119th Congress (2025). "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-23

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