Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025. It stops State and local law enforcement officers, employees, and agents from arresting or detaining foreign nationals on United States soil based only on an indictment, warrant, or request from the International Criminal Court. It also stops them from using funds, facilities, personnel, equipment, or cooperation to help the International Criminal Court carry out such arrests or detentions. The bill includes exceptions if Congress passes specific authorizing legislation or if the President certifies to Congress that cooperation is essential to a declared national security interest and issues a written authorization. Finally, the bill preempts any State or local law that goes against these rules.
Yes
- Scored +6
Does this give the federal government more power?
The legislation centralizes authority over international warrants and foreign relations firmly within the federal government, preempting state and local involvement.
- Scored +5
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?
The bill protects United States foreign policy interests by ensuring international enforcement actions are handled solely at the federal level.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 3(a) prohibits State and local law enforcement from arresting or detaining foreign nationals based solely on International Criminal Court warrants or requests, which aligns with the finding in Section 2(a)(3) that arrests without Federal authorization could jeopardize United States foreign policy interests.
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Section 3(b) provides exceptions allowing cooperation if Congress passes specific legislation or if the President certifies it as essential to a declared national security interest and provides written authorization, ensuring that national security decisions remain at the Federal level.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 3(a) and Section 4 prevent State and local law enforcement from cooperating with or assisting the International Criminal Court, or using local resources to enforce its warrants, which supersedes any State or local laws, policies, or regulations that would otherwise permit or require those actions.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The legislation centralizes authority over international warrants and foreign relations firmly within the federal government, preempting state and local involvement.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — The bill protects United States foreign policy interests by ensuring international enforcement actions are handled solely at the federal level.
- 11/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/16/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York