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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3192 

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain 

sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. 

ERNST, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mrs. FISCHER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization 

and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standing Against 

5 Houthi Aggression Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) It was reported by Reuters on March 21, 

2 2017, that Iran, a designated state sponsor of ter3 ror, sent advanced weapons and military advisers to 

4 assist and support Yemen’s Ansarallah, commonly 

5 referred to as the ‘‘Houthis’’. 

6 (2) On January 19, 2021, the Trump Adminis7 tration designated Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist 

8 organization and a specially designated global ter9 rorist. 

10 (3) On February 16, 2021, Secretary of State 

11 Blinken revoked the designation of Ansarallah as a 

12 foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 

13 219(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 

14 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)(A)). 

15 (4) On March 7, 2021, an Ansarallah drone 

16 strike had been intercepted by Saudi Arabia, which 

17 targeted an oil storage yard at Ras Tanura. 

18 (5) On March 19, 2021, another Ansarallah 

19 drone strike hit a Riyadh oil refinery, which caused 

20 a fire that was brought under control. 

21 (6) After the March 19, 2021, attack, 

22 Ansarallah proclaimed that they launched six drones 

23 at a Saudi Aramco facility, and vowed to continue 

24 operations against Saudi Arabia as long as ‘‘its ag25 gression against Yemen would continue’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION AS FTO; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION AS FTO.—Not later than 90 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

4 of State shall designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist 

5 organization pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigra6 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 

7 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

10 shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph 

11 (2) with respect to— 

12 (A) Ansarallah; and 

13 (B) any foreign person that is a member, 

14 agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, 

15 Ansarallah. 

16 (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de17 scribed in this paragraph are— 

18 (A) sanctions applicable with respect to a 

19 foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 

20 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to block21 ing property and prohibiting transactions with 

22 persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 

23 support terrorism); and 

24 (B) sanctions described in Executive Order 

25 13780 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note; relating to pro26 tecting the Nation from foreign terrorist entry 


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1 into the United States), as in effect on January 

2 19, 2021, with respect to nationals of Yemen. 

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