Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The bill directs the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to seek a supplemental agreement prohibiting the International Criminal Court (ICC) from using or leasing United Nations facilities located in the United States. The requirement must be initiated within 30 days after the opening of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
Progressives emphasize damage to international justice and victims
Relatively narrow and low-cost but ideologically charged; may pass a chamber receptive to its message.
The bill directs the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to seek a supplemental agreement prohibiting the International Criminal Court (ICC) from using or leasing United Nations facilities located in the United States.
The requirement must be initiated within 30 days after the opening of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
The bill does not itself amend the Headquarters Agreement or specify enforcement mechanisms beyond seeking negotiations.
Narrow and low-cost but politically symbolic; diplomatic sensitivity and Senate hurdles reduce likelihood of enactment.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives emphasize damage to international justice and victims
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize damage to international justice and victims
Likely opposed; views the bill as undermining international justice and multilateral cooperation.
It is seen as symbolic hostility toward the ICC and potentially harmful to victims of atrocity crimes seeking accountability.
Mixed view; recognizes sovereignty and personnel-protection arguments but worries about diplomatic costs and legal ambiguities.
Would weigh symbolic gains against potential harms to U.S. influence and practical enforceability.
Generally supportive; sees the bill as protecting U.S. sovereignty and preventing perceived ICC overreach.
Views negotiation to bar ICC use of U.S. UN facilities as consistent with prior U.S. policy.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow and low-cost but politically symbolic; diplomatic sensitivity and Senate hurdles reduce likelihood of enactment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize damage to international justice and victims
Narrow and low-cost but politically symbolic; diplomatic sensitivity and Senate hurdles reduce likelihood of enactment.
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