H.Res. 855 — 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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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.

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

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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