S. 145 Introduced International Affairs

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

A bill to require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] Introduced January 16, 2025 Cosponsors 20 (20 R) Latest action January 16, 2025

Summary

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025
This bill requires the President to take actions against Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis.
Specifically, the bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require U.S. financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)  
The President must also (1) impose property blocking sanctions on Ansarallah and any foreign person who is an official, agent, or affiliate of the organization; (2) submit to Congress a determination as to whether three specified individuals are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah; and (3) submit to Congress a strategy to degrade the offensive capabilities of Ansarallah and to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and nearby waterways.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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