Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Sponsored by Chip Roy
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 28, 2025
This bill authorizes the President to impose sanctions against foreign persons who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting protected persons. Protected persons include U.S. individuals and entities, and foreign nationals from U.S. allies that are not parties to the ICC's founding treaty (Rome Statute) or have not consented to ICC jurisdiction. Sanctions include visa bans and property freezes applied to those who engage in or materially assist such ICC actions, as well as their immediate family members. The bill rescinds all existing appropriations for the ICC and prohibits future use of appropriated funds for the institution.
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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.