Four other Senate Democrats served in the House when the ICC sanctions bill initially came up for a vote last year. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) voted for the legislation but did not respond to a request for comment, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was not present, while Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) voted against it.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday (January 9) to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza.

The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.

The House passed a bill on Thursday to sanction International Criminal Court officials – a move that comes in response to the court issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The House on Thursday passed a bill that would impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials in retaliation for their issuance of an arrest warrant last year against Israel’s leader for his wartime actions in the Gaza Strip.

The House passed a bipartisan bill to sanction the International Criminal Court on Thursday after the body issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant in November.