US HR855 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Resolution 855 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution urges the United States to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, a multilateral treaty that established the court. The resolution calls on (1) the Department of State to lift visa restrictions on personnel of the court and (2) the United States to encourage non-party foreign countries to join the court.

Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2020-02-12	House	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.
2020-02-12	House	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.
2020-02-12	House	Introduced in House

Subjects

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Jurisdiction and venue
Senate
Specialized courts
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/855/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres855/BILLS-116hres855ih.pdf