Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court.
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Latest Action · July 15, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' opinion that the United States should ratify the Rome Statute and become a full member of the International Criminal Court, an international tribunal designed to prosecute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Although the United States signed the Rome Statute in 2000, it has never ratified it and remains outside the Court as a non-member. The resolution argues that joining would allow the United States to shape the Court's activities and priorities while upholding American values of justice and accountability that are reflected in the country's support for other international war crimes tribunals. The resolution also calls for the Senate to lift any existing sanctions on International Criminal Court personnel and for the U.S. to encourage other countries to join the Court. This is a non-binding sense of the House resolution and does not require funding or establish any specific timeline, though ratification would ultimately require Senate approval.
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