Reaffirming that the United States is not a party to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1253 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1253 Reaffirming that the United States is not a party to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2024 Mr. Biggs submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Reaffirming that the United States is not a party to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Whereas the Constitution requires approval from two-thirds of the Senators present for ratification and confirmation of international treaties; Whereas President Bill Clinton signed the Rome Statute on December 31, 2000, but did not submit the treaty to the Senate for ratification; Whereas, on May 6, 2002, the Bush administration announced that the United States does not intend to become a party to the Rome Statute of the Intern…