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Move the ICC Out of NYC Act of 2025
To prevent use of United Nations facilities located in the United States by the ICC, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to seek negotiations for a supplemental agreement to the 1947 United Nations Headquarters Agreement that would prohibit the United Nations from allowing the International Criminal Court to use, host, or lease facilities within the United States. The bill notes that while the United States hosts UN headquarters in New York, it has not ratified the Rome Statute establishing the ICC, and therefore the ICC has no jurisdiction within the United States. The Ambassador must initiate negotiations within 30 days of the opening of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. The findings section emphasizes that the UN Headquarters Agreement has been amended through supplemental agreements in the past, establishing the legal basis for seeking this modification. The bill requires the negotiation effort but does not specify enforcement mechanisms or consequences if the supplemental agreement is not achieved.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Chip Roy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $112,464
- SBG $13,200
- HUFFINES COMMUNITIES $10,250
- Q2 BANKING $9,900
- WOODFOREST FINANCIAL GROUP $8,700
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Actions (2)
- Mar 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 4, 2025
Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prevent use of United Nations facilities located in the United States by the ICC, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Move the ICC Out of NYC Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Senate ratified the Charter of the United Nations in 1945, finalizing the accession of the United States to the United Nations.
(2) Congress enacted the Joint Resolution of August 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 756, chapter 482; 22 U.S.C. 287 note) (commonly known as the “United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act”) to authorize the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York.
(3) The Senate has not ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
(4) The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction within the United States or over United States persons.
(5) The International Criminal Court maintains an office within the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York.
(6) Since its approval by Congress, the United Nations Headquarters Agreement has been amended through supplemental agreements, with the United States Ambassador to the United Nations serving as representative of the United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) International criminal court; rome statute.—The terms “International Criminal Court” and “Rome Statute” have the meaning given those terms in section 2013 of the American Service-Members’ Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7432).
(2) United nations headquarters agreement.—The term “United Nations Headquarters Agreement” means the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, and entered into force on November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States.
SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENT TO UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.
Not later than 30 days after the opening date of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall seek to open negotiations at the United Nations for a supplemental agreement to the United Nations Headquarters Agreement to prohibit the United Nations from hosting, leasing, or otherwise allowing use of its facilities within the United States by the International Criminal Court. <all>
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