119-s145

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 145 Introduced in Senate

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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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