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119th Congress International Affairs

H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Passed HouseJan 9, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 3, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jan 9, 2025, 243–140
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025

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.

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Upon enactment, the bill rescinds all funds appropriated for the ICC and prohibits the subsequent use of appropriated funds for the ICC.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Jan 9, 2025

On Passage

Passed 243–140

Yea 243majority 192Nay 140

  • Democrats45 yea, 140 nay
  • Republicans197 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) voted Yea; and 35 more

See how all 384 members voted

Showing 434 of 434 members

Yea 243

Republicans (197)

Democrats (45) broke with their party

Independents (1)

Nay 140

Democrats (140)

Present 1

Republicans (1)

Not voting 50

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Jan 9, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • Jan 28, 2025SenateClotureFailed, yea-nay 54–45
    Roll call 22 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats14301
    Republicans53000
    Independents0200
    Total544501

    Senate roll call 22: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed. Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected.

    1 crossed party lines: 1 Democrat

    How each member voted (100)
  • Jan 9, 2025HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 243–140
    Roll call 7 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats45140030
    Republicans1970120
    Independents1000
    Total243140150

    House roll call 7: On Passage. Passed.

    45 crossed party lines: 45 Democrats

    How each member voted (434)

Amendments

3 offered

Showing 3 of 3 amendments

  • S.Amdt. 97Rand Paul R-KYNo outcomeJan 28, 2025
  • S.Amdt. 96Ted Cruz R-TXNo outcomeJan 28, 2025
  • S.Amdt. 95Tim Scott R-SCNo outcomeJan 28, 2025

Cosponsors

38

Who scored on this bill

470 points earned
  1. 1Chip Roy R-TX SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Yassamin Ansari D-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Wesley Bell D-MO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Gilbert Cisneros D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Jan 9, 2025Passed the House, 243–140.
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in the House by Chip Roy.
Show the full action history (15 actions)
  1. Jan 28, 2025Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)
  2. Jan 23, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
  3. Jan 23, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
  4. Jan 13, 2025Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
  5. Jan 9, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
  6. Jan 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
  7. Jan 9, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. Jan 9, 2025POSTPONED 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.
  9. Jan 9, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
  10. Jan 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
  11. Jan 9, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
  12. Jan 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jan 9, 2025Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  14. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  15. Jan 3, 2025Referred 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.