HR8282-118

Passed House

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.

118th Congress Introduced May 7, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Defense, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEB495C40A516438190E1849B8B37A961: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act.
  • Section H94F08F2826E14382B3B09ED93985083A: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The United States and Israel are not parties to the Rome Statute or members of the International Criminal Court...
  • Section H3B265315F1C543FABE6F5B721A1B5503: 3. Sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on an ongoing basis...
  • Section HA017D99F3D3F48598B8079A3D548864E: 4. Rescission of funds for International Criminal Court Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, any amounts appropriated for the International...
  • Section H60274CD8CC4E4222B95406F7C6A04F58: 5. Definitions In this Act: The terms admitted and alien have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C....

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy, Defense, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy Defense Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 11, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Jun 5, 2024

Received

May 7, 2024

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Weber of Texas, …

May 7, 2024 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

International Organizations
5 mentions across 5 clauses
-5 negative

International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court officials

Foreign Entities
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

Israel, Israeli government and military officials

General Public
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

ICC staff family members

Defense
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

U.S. military personnel

Government
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

U.S. government officials

5/5
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy Defense Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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