H.R. 5411 — Sovereign Enforcement Integrity Act of 2025

This section states four congressional findings regarding U.S. non-participation in the International Criminal Court (ICC) (i.e., the Rome Statute), exclusive federal authority over foreign relations and treatment of foreign nationals, risks to U.S. foreign policy from unauthorized state-level arrests or detentions pursuant to ICC requests, and the need for uniform national standards governing international law enforcement obligations. It declares the purpose of the Act to preempt state and local law enforcement from executing, honoring, or enforcing any ICC request, warrant, or indictment unless expressly authorized by federal law.

This section prohibits officers, employees, or agents of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, or political subdivision thereof from (1) arresting, detaining, or depriving a foreign national of liberty based solely on a warrant, indictment, summons, or other process issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC); (2) cooperating with or providing assistance to the ICC in effectuating such an arrest or detention; or (3) using funds, facilities, personnel, or equipment to carry out such actions. The prohibitions do not apply if Congress enacts legislation expressly authorizing cooperation with the ICC in a specific case or if the President certifies to Congress that such cooperation is essential to a declared national security interest and issues a specific written authorization.

This section includes a severability clause stating that if any provision of the Act, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act and its application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.