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Uganda
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should neither become a signatory to the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court nor attend the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, 2010.
Introduced: April 21, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 21, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. national interests are not advanced by becoming a State Party to the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court; (2) the Statute undermines U.S. sovereignty, hinders its ability to defend itself, and conflicts with U.S. constitutional principles; and (3) President Obama should declare that the United States does not intend to ratify the Statute, does not consider itself to be a treaty signatory, and will not attend the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, 2010.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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