The chamber voted 54-45 in favor of the bill, meaning the measure could not get the 60 yes votes needed to advance to a vote on passage in the 100-member Senate.
The “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act” would have imposed sanctions on any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutes U.S. citizens or those of an allied country, including Israel, who are not members of the court.
In the Senate, Democrats said they agreed with much of the bill, but it was too broad, and risked alienating important U.S. allies and imposing sanctions on lower-level workers at the court in the Netherlands.
Republicans had said they hoped the bill would pass in time for President Donald Trump to sign into law soon after being inaugurated on Jan. 20, especially with Netanyahu due to visit him at the White House on Feb. 4.
'ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS'
The ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression in member states or by their nationals.
Congressional Republicans have been denouncing the ICC since it issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his ex-defense chief Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. Israel denies the allegations.
“It’s just another example of politicization and antisemitism that’s become endemic among a number of international organizations,“ he told reporters.
The war crimes tribunal has taken measures to shield staff from possible U.S. sanctions, paying salaries three months in advance, as it braces for financial restrictions.
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