The US House of Representatives has voted to advance a largely symbolic bill calling for sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, AFP reports.

The Hague-based court’s prosecutor has said Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant should be arrested on charges relating to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, along with three leaders of Hamas.

The US House’s Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — backed by almost every Republican and around a fifth of the Democrats — would bar US entry for ICC officials involved with the case, revoking their visas and restricting any US-based property transactions.

“Today’s vote draws a line in the sand for lawless action by ICC officials,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement. “The US firmly stands with Israel and refuses to allow international bureaucrats to baselessly issue arrest warrants to Israeli leadership for false crimes.”

The legislation is considered a “messaging bill,” however, as it is unlikely to be taken up by the Democratic-run Senate and could be vetoed in any case by President Joe Biden, who has said he “strongly opposes” it.