119-hr1839

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1839 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1839

 To prevent use of United Nations facilities located in the United 
 States by the ICC, and for other purposes.

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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

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 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.
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