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H.R. 23Passed House

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Introduced: Jan 3, 2025

Latest action date: Jan 28, 2025

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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)

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Recorded roll calls
2

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

Civixly topics

What this legislation is about

Civixly topics make federal and state legislation comparable. They are derived from the official CRS policy area and legislative subjects.

Official CRS policy area

International Affairs

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Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsFamily relationshipsForeign propertyInternational law and treatiesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsSpecialized courtsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passports

Committee activity

Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.

Amendments

Proposed changes to this measure, with their latest official outcome or action from Congress.gov.

View amendments3 amendments

Checked against Congress.gov Oct 24, 2026.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language comes from the official Congress.gov record.

View full action timeline16 actions
  1. 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)

    FloorSenate
  2. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)

    FloorSenate
  3. Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)

    FloorSenate
  4. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

    CalendarsSenate
  5. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  6. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  7. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)

    FloorLibrary of Congress
  8. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  9. POSTPONED 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.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  10. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  11. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  12. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  13. Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    CalendarsSenate
  14. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  15. Referred 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.

    IntroReferralHouse floor actions
  16. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress

Roll-call votes

Recorded House and Senate votes connected to this bill. Your representatives appear first when available.

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)Jan 28, 2025Senate · Roll call 22

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 23

45 Nay54 Yea1 Not Voting
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Jon OssoffNot Voting
PassedJan 9, 2025House · Roll call 7

On Passage

243 Yea50 Not Voting140 Nay1 Present
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Adam SmithNot Voting
Andy HarrisNot Voting
Ann WagnerNot Voting
Brad ShermanNot Voting
Chellie PingreeNot Voting
David KustoffNot Voting
David ScottNot Voting
Debbie DingellNot Voting
Doug LaMalfaYea
Dwight EvansNot Voting
Ed CaseNot Voting
Eric SwalwellNot Voting
Gerald E. ConnollyNay
Greg StantonNot Voting
James ClyburnNot Voting
Jay ObernolteNot Voting
Jerrold NadlerNot Voting
Jim CostaNot Voting
Josh BrecheenNot Voting
Judy ChuNot Voting
Julia BrownleyNot Voting
Julia LetlowNot Voting
Kevin HernNot Voting
Laura FriedmanNot Voting
Luz M. RivasNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneNot Voting
Mark E. GreenYea
Mary E. MillerNot Voting
Michael CloudNot Voting
Mikie SherrillNot Voting
Norma J. TorresNot Voting
Paul A. GosarNot Voting
Pete AguilarNot Voting
Ralph NormanNot Voting
Raúl M. GrijalvaNot Voting
Raul RuizNot Voting
Seth MoultonNot Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Sylvester TurnerNay
Ted LieuNot Voting
Tony GonzalesYea
Vern BuchananNot Voting
W000823Not Voting
Zoe LofgrenNot Voting

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Sources: Congress.gov and official House and Senate vote records.

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Base metadata check pending · Civixly summary check pending · Action timeline checked Oct 24, 2026 · Complete sponsorship check pending · Topics checked Oct 24, 2026 · Committees checked Oct 24, 2026 · Status checked Oct 24, 2026 · Related bills checked Oct 24, 2026.