Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5411 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5411 To prohibit State and local law enforcement from arresting foreign nationals within the United States solely on the basis of an indictment, warrant, or request issued by the International Criminal Court, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Ms. Stefanik introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit State and local law enforcement from arresting foreign nationals within the United States solely on the basis of an indictment, warrant, or request issued by the International Criminal Court, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The United States is not a party to the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). (2) The Constitution provides the Federal Government with exclusive authority over foreign relations and the treatment of foreign nationals within the territory of the United States. (3) The arrest or detention of foreign nationals on United States soil pursuant to an ICC request or indictment, absent Federal authorization, could jeopardize the foreign policy interests of the United States and conflict with longstanding constitutional principles. (4) Law enforcement activities implicating international law enforcement obligations must be governed by uniform national standards. (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preempt State and local law enforcement from executing,