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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6046 

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain 

sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 

PERRY, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 

FALLON, and Mr. HARRIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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, Ansaral22 lah proclaimed that they launched six drones at a 

23 Saudi Aramco facility, and vowed to continue oper24 ations against Saudi Arabia as long as ‘‘its aggres25 sion 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 sanctions applicable 

18 with respect to a foreign person— 

19 (A) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 

20 (50 22 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 

21 property and prohibiting transactions with per22 sons who commit, threaten to commit, or sup23 port terrorism); and 

24 (B) from Yemen pursuant to Executive 

25 Order 13780. 

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