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HCONRES 23 107th Congress House

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,…

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: March 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 107th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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 Latest action February 8, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 26, 2001
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 23: 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.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-23/
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"H. Con. Res. 23: 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.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-23/.
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H. Con. Res. 23, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-23/.
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[H. Con. Res. 23: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-23/)
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