[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 145 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 145
To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist
organization.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Britt, and Mr.
Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist
organization.
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 ``Dismantle Iran's Proxy Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF ANSARALLAH AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.
(a) Imposition of Sanctions With Respect to Ansarallah.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall--
(A) designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist
organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
(B) impose, with respect to Ansarallah and any
foreign person the President determines is an official,
agent, or affiliate of Ansarallah, the sanctions
applicable with respect to a foreign person pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism).
(2) Determination required.--Not later than 30 days after
the President makes the designation required by subparagraph
(A) of paragraph (1) and imposes the sanctions required by
subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, the President shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a determination
regarding whether the following foreign persons are officials,
agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah:
(A) Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
(B) Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi.
(C) Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim.
(b) Strategy To Degrade Ansarallah Capability in Red Sea.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
strategy--
(1) to restore freedom of navigation in the Bab al Mandeb
Strait, the Red Sea, and adjacent waterways; and
(2) to take appropriate steps to degrade the offensive
capabilities of Ansarallah, including with respect to command
and control, key leaders, intelligence sources supporting
attacks by Ansarallah, lethal aid, training, and materiel
support.
(c) Report on Obstacles to Provision of Humanitarian Aid in Areas
of Yemen Under De-Facto Ansarallah Control.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on obstacles to the provision
of humanitarian aid by international organizations and
nongovernmental organizations in areas of Yemen under the de-
facto control of Ansarallah.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An identification of challenges to distribution
of humanitarian aid created by rules, regulations, and
bureaucracy of Ansarallah with respect to access and
freedom of movement, and an assessment of the overall
impact such rules, regulations, and bureaucracy have on
the ability of the international community to
distribute humanitarian aid in a manner consistent with
basic humanitarian principles.
(B) An assessment of attempted interference by
Ansarallah in the delivery of humanitarian aid,
including the manipulation or undue influence of
beneficiary lists or related data for political or
military purposes, and the implications of any such
interference on civilian needs and aid distribution.
(C) An evaluation of the use of violence and
intimidation by Ansarallah against humanitarian workers
and diplomats, including current and former locally
employed staff of the United States embassy.
(D) An overview of the steps the United States and
its partners are taking to ensure humanitarian aid is
delivered unhindered and consistent with basic
humanitarian principles, including how organizations
supported by the United States respond to attempted
diversion or interference by Ansarallah.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Ansarallah.--The term ``Ansarallah'' means the movement
known as Ansarallah, the Houthi movement, or any other alias.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives;
(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a United States person.
(4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or
entity.
(5) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a national of the United States or an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States (as those terms are defined in section 101 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101));
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
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