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Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2935| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2025
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025 aims to prevent State and local law enforcement officers from acting on requests, warrants, or indictments issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This prohibition extends to arresting, detaining, or otherwise depriving foreign nationals of liberty based solely on ICC process. It also forbids State and local entities from cooperating with the ICC or using their resources to assist in such actions, reflecting the United States' non-party status to the Rome Statute. The bill establishes that these prohibitions can be overridden only under specific circumstances: if Congress enacts legislation expressly authorizing cooperation in a particular case, or if the President certifies cooperation as essential to a declared national security interest and issues a specific written authorization. Furthermore, the Act includes a preemption clause, ensuring that any State or local law, policy, or regulation inconsistent with its provisions is superseded, thereby maintaining uniform national standards for international law enforcement obligations.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5411
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5411
    Introduced in House


  • September 29, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 29, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2935| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2025
The Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025 aims to prevent State and local law enforcement officers from acting on requests, warrants, or indictments issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This prohibition extends to arresting, detaining, or otherwise depriving foreign nationals of liberty based solely on ICC process. It also forbids State and local entities from cooperating with the ICC or using their resources to assist in such actions, reflecting the United States' non-party status to the Rome Statute. The bill establishes that these prohibitions can be overridden only under specific circumstances: if Congress enacts legislation expressly authorizing cooperation in a particular case, or if the President certifies cooperation as essential to a declared national security interest and issues a specific written authorization. Furthermore, the Act includes a preemption clause, ensuring that any State or local law, policy, or regulation inconsistent with its provisions is superseded, thereby maintaining uniform national standards for international law enforcement obligations.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5411
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5411
    Introduced in House


  • September 29, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 29, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted