HR 8282 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Introduced 2024-05-07· Sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2024-09-11)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2024-06-04
Roll #242
Yea 247Nay 155
Democrats
42 Yea·155 Nay
Republicans
205 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2024-06-04
Roll #242
Yea 247Nay 155
Democrats
42 Yea·155 Nay
Republicans
205 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 app…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans