NEGATIVE Palestine / Israel 119th Congress

H.R.23 ICC Sanctions Bill

Imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Sanctioning ICC judges violates Rome Statute obligations (Art. 86-87) and undermines international criminal accountability.

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Art. 86 — States Parties have a general obligation to cooperate fully with the Court in its investigation and prosecution of crimes

Rome Statute Art. 87 — Court authority to request State Party cooperation; non-compliance may be referred to Assembly of States Parties or UN Security Council
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I (Nov. 21, 2024) — rejected Israel's challenges to jurisdiction and issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Rome Statute Art. 1 & 5 — established the ICC to prosecute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$5M combined quarterly activity

3 lobbying firms

3 clients represented

2025-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 1 lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions

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LILLIAN ADELSTEIN — Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent

Policy Areas Covered

Foreign Relations Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Government Entities Lobbied

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Energy, Dept of
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Natl Security Council (NSC)
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

J STREET
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Lobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policy
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court officials investigating potential war crimes. Sanctioning international judicial bodies undermines accountability mechanisms under the Rome Statute and customary international humanitarian law.