House to vote on sanctioning International Criminal Court

Washington — The House is expected to pass a Republican-backed bill that would punish the International Criminal Court over the decision to seek the arrests of top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

"The ICC has to be punished for this action," House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said Tuesday. "We cannot allow this to stand." 

The legislation, which was introduced by Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and is cosponsored by more than 70 Republicans, would sanction those involved in "any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies." The sanctions include revoking U.S. visas held by ICC officials, blocking their entry into the U.S. and preventing them from property transactions.