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HRES 62 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court from the Netherlands.

Introduced: February 12, 2013 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 113th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 12, 2013
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 Latest action February 12, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should take the appropriate steps in the United Nations (U.N.) to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the court from the Netherlands to a more appropriate venue.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 62: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court from the Netherlands.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-62/
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"H. Res. 62: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court from the Netherlands.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-62/.
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H. Res. 62, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-62/.
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[H. Res. 62: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court from the Netherlands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-62/)
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