H.R. 8282 - Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

H.R. 8282 - Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Monday, June 3, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 118-37 PDF

Showing the text of H.R. 8282, 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, as introduced with modifications.

Comparative Print PDF

Showing the differences between H.R. 8282, as introduced, and Rules Committee Print 118-37.

Text of H.R. 8282PDFXML

(as introduced)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on Monday, June 3, 2024.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1269:
Agreed to by a record vote of 208-195, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 205-193, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

MANAGERS: Reschenthaler/McGovern

1.

Structured rule for H.R. 8580.

2.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.

4.

Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-35, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6.

Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7.

Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.

8.

Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

9.

Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.

10.

Provides one motion to recommit.

11.

Closed rule for H.R. 8282.

12.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

13.

Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-37 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

14.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

15.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees.

16.

Provides one motion to recommit.

Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 2Perry (PA)RepublicanRevised Replaces the text of H.R. 8282 with legislative text that includes expanded sanctions on ICC officials, requires public reporting, and contains a sense of Congress regarding the International Criminal Court.Revised
2Version 2Perry (PA), Davidson (OH)RepublicanRevised Strikes the waiver (sec. 3(e)).Revised
3Version 1Castro (TX)DemocratAmends the bill to exclude the citizens of United States allies, the group of individuals the bill seeks to protect, from being sanctioned by the United States.Submitted
4Version 1Castro (TX)DemocratRequires the President to assess the continued designation of countries as Major Non-NATO Allies every two years to ensure that US designations of Major Non-NATO Allies remains consistent with current United States policy.Submitted
5Version 1Davidson (OH)RepublicanCreates a new section in the bill to require the President to impose sanctions with respect to specific individuals and positions within the ICCSubmitted
6Version 1Davidson (OH)RepublicanAdds a Sense of Congress to reaffirm the United States is not a party to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the legitimacy or jurisdiction of the ICCSubmitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 235

Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9-3

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Austin Scott
Yea
Mr. Burgess, Chair
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay