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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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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 April 21, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 26, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 13, 2010
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 13, 2010
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 26, 2010
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 21, 2010
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 21, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 21, 2010
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McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 21, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 21, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 265: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-265/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 265: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-265/.
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H. Con. Res. 265, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-265/.
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[H. Con. Res. 265: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-265/)
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