The bill, prioritized by Republican leadership to help set the tone for the incoming session of Congress, calls to issue sanctions over attempts ‘to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute’ a U.S. citizen or citizen of an allied country not a signatory to the Rome Statute, including Israel
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its alleged targeting of senior Israeli officials, though it remains unclear whether Republicans will have the necessary support to advance it in the Senate, permitting it to become law.