# 119-hr-23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

119-hr-23, Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-23
- Congress: 119
- Title: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Creates a U.S. sanctions regime targeting foreign persons who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC)** and cuts off U.S. funding to the court. The bill defines broad categories of "protected persons" including U.S. citizens, U.S. entities, people in the United States, and certain allied officials. It conditions U.S. penalties on any ICC attempt to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute those protected persons.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-28T14:23:00.000Z | senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 23 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 54 | 45 |
| 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 243 | 140 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctions on International Criminal Court backers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the President would have to impose sanctions within 60 days. This would apply while the International Criminal Court tries to investigate or prosecute protected U.S. or allied people. Foreign people who support those court actions could be sanctioned. Sanctions would block property and…
- End U.S. funding for International Criminal Court: cost, low. If enacted, the U.S. government would stop using any federal money for the International Criminal Court on the day of enactment. Any approved funds not yet used would be taken back that same day. The bill lists no dollar amounts.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-23 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/23)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-23 (as of 2026-07-15).