Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
This bill cuts off all current and future U.S. government funding to the International Criminal Court (ICC). It requires the President to freeze U.S. assets and impose visa bans on foreign individuals who assist ICC efforts to investigate, arrest, or prosecute U.S. personnel or citizens of non-ICC allied nations such as Israel. Additionally, it bans those individuals' immediate family members from entering the country and cancels any existing U.S. visas they hold.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Protected U.S. and allied personnelGains statutory protection from ICC investigations, arrests, detentions, and prosecutions through mandatory U.S. economic and visa sanctions against foreign persons assisting ICC actions against them (Sec. 3(a), Sec. 5(7)).
Who it burdens
- Foreign individuals and entities assisting ICC investigations of protected personnelFaces mandatory blocking of all U.S.-based property and financial transactions, visa denials, and revocation of existing U.S. entry visas for assisting ICC investigations or prosecutions against U.S. or non-ICC allied personnel (Sec. 3(a)(1), Sec. 3(b)).
- Immediate family members of sanctioned foreign individualsSpouses, parents, siblings, and adult children of sanctioned foreign individuals are barred from entering the United States, made ineligible for visas or parole, and have any existing U.S. visas revoked immediately (Sec. 3(a)(2), Sec. 3(b)(2), Sec. 5(5)).
Who opposes it
- International Criminal CourtLoses all previously appropriated but unspent federal funds, is prohibited from receiving any future U.S. funding, and has its personnel and supporters targeted by U.S. economic and travel sanctions (Sec. 3(a), Sec. 4(a), Sec. 4(b)).
The provisions, in plain language.
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Requires the President to block all U.S.-based property and financial transactions of foreign individuals and entities that assist, support, or act on behalf of International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute U.S. personnel or citizens of non-ICC allied nations.
Bars sanctioned foreign individuals and their immediate family members from entering the United States and immediately revokes their existing U.S. visas.
Permits the President to waive sanctions for 90-day periods if certified to Congress as vital to U.S. national security.
Cancels any previously appropriated and unspent federal funds allocated for the International Criminal Court.
Prohibits using future federal appropriations to fund the International Criminal Court.
Applies federal civil and criminal penalties to anyone who violates or attempts to violate the sanctions.
Requires the President to notify and brief relevant congressional committees within 10 days after imposing sanctions.
Authorizes the President to terminate the sanctions if the ICC permanently ends all investigations and proceedings against protected U.S. and allied personnel.
Requires the President to block all U.S.-based property and financial transactions of foreign individuals and entities that assist, support, or act on behalf of International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute U.S. personnel or citizens of non-ICC allied nations.
Bars sanctioned foreign individuals and their immediate family members from entering the United States and immediately revokes their existing U.S. visas.
Permits the President to waive sanctions for 90-day periods if certified to Congress as vital to U.S. national security.
Cancels any previously appropriated and unspent federal funds allocated for the International Criminal Court.
Prohibits using future federal appropriations to fund the International Criminal Court.
How your members of Congress line up
How members voted on Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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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)
- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
- Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
- Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
- 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.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
- 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.
- Introduced in House
- 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)
- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (H.R. 23, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-23. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.