H.R. 23 · 119th Congress

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Introduced on Jan 3, 2025 by Chip Roy (R-TX-21). 38 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): 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)

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Cosponsors
38
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

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025). Public domain.

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.

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 · 38

Roll calls

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

  1. On Passage
    Jan 9, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 243–140
  2. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
    Jan 28, 2025· Senate· Cloture· Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 54–45

History

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

  1. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  6. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
  7. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
  8. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  9. Jan 9, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  10. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
  11. 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)House · Roll call 7
  12. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)House · Roll call 7
  13. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jan 9, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  15. Jan 13, 2025 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
  16. Jan 23, 2025 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
  17. Jan 23, 2025 · SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
  18. Jan 28, 2025 · SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)Senate · Roll call 22

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. Christians United for Israel Action Fund6 reports
    $819.4K reported (all issues)
  2. J STREET6 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION6 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  4. The Munger Companies6 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE4 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  6. A NEW POLICY INC.3 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  7. FDD Action2 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  8. National Taxpayers Union2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  9. Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  10. HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  11. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  12. Human Rights First1 report
    $67.5K reported (all issues)
  13. Military Officers Association of America1 report
    $489.8K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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.