H.R. 8282 · 118th Congress

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Introduced on May 7, 2024 by Chip Roy (R-TX-21). 76 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 11, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 7, 2024
Cosponsors
76
0 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies.

Subjects

  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Detention of persons
  • Family relationships
  • Foreign property
  • International law and treaties
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Sanctions
  • Specialized courts
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • Visas and passports

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Chip RoyR-TX-21Sponsor

Republicans · 76

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Jun 4, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 247–155

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 7, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 7, 2024Introduced in House
  3. May 7, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  4. May 7, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  5. Jun 3, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1269 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8580 and H.R. 8282. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8580 under a structured rule and H.R. 8282 under a closed rule. Rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  6. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseRule H. Res. 1269 passed House.
  7. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1269. (consideration: CR H3596-3601)
  8. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 8580 and H.R. 8282. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8580 under a structured rule and H.R. 8282 under a closed rule. Rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  9. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8282.
  10. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. Jun 4, 2024 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8282, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McCaul demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  12. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3637-3638)
  13. Jun 4, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 155, 2 Present (Roll no. 242). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3596-3597)House · Roll call 242
  14. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 155, 2 Present (Roll no. 242). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3596-3597)House · Roll call 242
  15. Jun 4, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Jun 5, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate.
  17. Sep 11, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union4 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  2. Human Rights First4 reports
    $386.5K reported (all issues)
  3. J STREET3 reports
    $465K reported (all issues)
  4. REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  5. FDD Action2 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE1 report
    $786.5K reported (all issues)
  7. American Conservative Union1 report
  8. Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  9. Christians United for Israel Action Fund1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  10. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.