HCONRES 23
107th Congress
House
International Affairs
Advice and consent of the Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Bush (George W.) Administration
Clinton Administration
Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
History
International courts
International law
Law
President and foreign policy
Sovereignty
Treaties
Treaty-making power
Expressing the sense of the Congress that President George W. Bush should declare to all nations that the United States does not intend to assent to or ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty, also referred to as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and the signature of former President Clinton to that treaty should not be construed otherwise.
Introduced: February 8, 2001
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 8, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the International Criminal Court Treaty undermines United States sovereignty and security, conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, contradicts customs of international law, and violates the inalienable rights of self-government, individual liberty, and popular sovereignty; and (2) President Bush should declare to all nations that the United States does not intend to assent to or ratify the treaty and that former President Clinton's signature to the treaty should not be construed otherwise.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1