House Passes Bill to Sanction ICC Over Issuing Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

The bill targeting the International Criminal Court now goes to the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is expected to bring it up.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 7, 2019. Peter Dejong/AP Photo

The House passed a bill on Jan. 9 to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), passed 243–140 with one voting “present.”