Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

In Plain Language

This bill punishes foreign individuals and organizations that help the International Criminal Court investigate or prosecute Americans or citizens of U.S. allies who haven't agreed to ICC jurisdiction. If the ICC tries to go after these protected people, the president must block visas and freeze assets of anyone who assists the ICC in those cases, including their family members. The bill also cuts off all U.S. funding to the ICC immediately and prevents any future funding.

Official Congressional Research Service summary

Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActThis 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.