Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for HR 1839.
Sponsor: Roy, Chip (R-Texas)
The bill directs the US Ambassador to the United Nations to negotiate a supplemental agreement to the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement that would prohibit the ICC from using UN facilities in the United States. The US has not ratified the Rome Statute and does not recognize ICC jurisdiction over American persons or territory. The bill targets the ICC's current office within UN headquarters in New York.
The ICC recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant. Blocking ICC access to UN facilities in the US would operatively prevent the court from operating on American soil, shielding Israeli officials from ICC proceedings and alignment with documented US policy opposition to ICC jurisdiction over Israel.
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