American Citizens' Protection and War Criminal Prosecution Act of 2001
Latest action · Aug 1, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Declares that the United States shall not extradite U.S. citizens to the ICC under specified circumstances.
Directs: (1) the United States, if a U.S. citizen is accused of a crime under the Rome Statute to the ICC, to investigate and prosecute the crime, with an exception; and (2) the President, if a case involving a U.S. citizen is found admissible, to use diplomatic and legal resources to ensure that such person receives due process and available exculpatory evidence.
Sets forth various study and reporting requirements.
Authorizes the United States to provide assistance to the ICC for the prosecution of accused war criminals.
Directs the President to: (1) ensure that procedures are in place to prevent the transfer of classified national security information to the ICC, the United Nations, and other governments; and (2) certify, prior to submission of the Rome Statute to the Senate, that the ICC has established a demonstrated record of fair and impartial prosecution.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2001 to Oct 10, 2002, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Original | Aug 1, 2001 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Aug 1, 2001 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 10, 2002 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2001Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2001Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1296 | American Citizens' Protection and War Criminal Prosecution Act of 2001 | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2001 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Aggression
- Alliances
- American economic assistance
- American technical assistance
- Americans in foreign countries
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Classified defense information
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against humanity
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal procedure
- Diplomacy
- Double jeopardy
- Due process of law
- Evidence (Law)
- Exclusionary rule (Evidence)
- Extradition
- Extradition agreements
- Families
- Genocide
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- International Affairs
- International courts
- International law
- Jurisdiction
- Law
- Legal assistance to prisoners
- Legal services
- Military agreements
- Military command and control
- Military dependents
- Military law
- Negotiations
- President and foreign policy
- Prosecution
- Right to counsel
- Searches and seizures
- Self-incrimination
- Suspects' rights
- Treaties
- Treaty-making power
- United Nations
- War crime trials
- War crimes
- Witnesses
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.
