[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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