118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6046 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Houthi Aggression Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

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

7 2017, that Iran, a designated state sponsor of ter8 ror, sent advanced weapons and military advisers to 

9 assist and support Yemen’s Ansarallah, commonly 

10 referred to as the ‘‘Houthis’’. 

11 (2) On January 19, 2021, the Trump Adminis12 tration designated Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist 

13 organization and a specially designated global ter14 rorist. 

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

16 Blinken revoked the designation of Ansarallah as a 

17 foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 

18 219(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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

20 (4) Since October 7, 2023, the Houthis have 

21 launched over 40 ballistic missile and Unmanned 

22 Aerial Vehicle attacks on international shipping in 

23 the Red Sea, including direct attacks on United 

24 States sailors and taking an international ship and 

25 its crew hostage. This follows years of Houthi cross- 
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1 border attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United 

2 Arab Emirates. 

3 (5) Houthi attacks on global shipping have 

4 caused many shipping companies to re-route to avoid 

5 the area, resulting in a de-facto blockade against 

6 Yemen, while also driving up shipping costs, dis7 rupting supply chains, and negatively impacting the 

8 global economy. 

9 (6) In addition to providing the Houthis with 

10 advanced conventional weapons and component 

11 parts, Iran and their Hezbollah proxies have also en12 abled the Houthis with financial support, training, 

13 and technical knowledge to manufacture weapons, 

14 including long range drones and ballistic and cruise 

15 missiles in Yemen, resulting in increased Houthi 

16 weapons stockpiles and illegal weapons proliferation 

17 throughout the region. 

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

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

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

21 of State shall designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist 

22 organization pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigra23 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 

24 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

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

3 shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph 

4 (2) with respect to— 

5 (A) Ansarallah; and 

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

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

8 Ansarallah. 

9 (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de10 scribed in this paragraph are the following: 

11 (A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The Presi12 dent shall exercise all authorities granted under 

13 the International Emergency Economic Powers 

14 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec15 essary to block and prohibit all transactions in 

16 property and interests in property of Ansarallah 

17 or the foreign person if such property and in18 terests in property are in the United States, 

19 come within the United States, or come within 

20 the possession or control of a United States 

21 person. 

22 (B) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 

23 OR PAROLE.— 
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1 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

2 An alien described in paragraph (1) shall 

3 be— 

4 (I) inadmissible to the United 

5 States; 

6 (II) ineligible to receive a visa or 

7 other documentation to enter the 

8 United States; and 

9 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 

10 admitted or paroled into the United 

11 States or to receive any other benefit 

12 under the Immigration and Nation13 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 16 seq.). 

14 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

15 (I) IN GENERAL.—The visa or 

16 other entry documentation of any 

17 alien described in paragraph (1) is 

18 subject to revocation regardless of the 

19 issue date of the visa or other entry 

20 documentation. 

21 (II) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A rev22 ocation under subclause (I) shall, in 

23 accordance with section 221(i) of the 

24 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

25 U.S.C. 1201(i))— 
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1 (aa) take effect immediately; 

2 and 

3 (bb) cancel any other valid 

4 visa or entry documentation that 

5 is in the possession of the alien. 

6 (3) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates, or 

7 attempts to violate, paragraph (2) or any regulation, 

8 license, or order issued pursuant to that subsection, 

9 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub10 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter11 national Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to 

12 the same extent as a person that commits an unlaw13 ful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 

14 (4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex15 ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 

16 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 

17 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

18 this subsection. 

19 (5) REGULATIONS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, 

21 not later than 120 days after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations 

23 as necessary for the implementation of this sub24 section. 
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1 (B) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not 

2 less than 10 days before the promulgation of 

3 regulations under paragraph (1), the President 

4 shall notify the appropriate congressional com5 mittees of the proposed regulations and the pro6 visions of this subsection that the regulations 

7 are implementing. 

8 (C) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM9 MITTEE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 

10 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

11 means— 

12 (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

13 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

14 House of Representatives; and 

15 (ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela16 tions and the Committee on the Judiciary 

17 of the Senate. 

18 (6) EXCEPTIONS.— 

19 (A) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE AC20 TIVITIES.—Sanctions under this subsection 

21 shall not apply to any activity subject to the re22 porting requirements under title V of the Na23 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et 

24 seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of 

25 the United States. 
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1 (B) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTER2 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW EN3 FORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this 

4 subsection shall not apply with respect to an 

5 alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 

6 United States is necessary— 

7 (i) to permit the United States to 

8 comply with the Agreement regarding the 

9 Headquarters of the United Nations, 

10 signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, 

11 and entered into force November 21, 1947, 

12 between the United Nations and the 

13 United States, or other applicable inter14 national obligations; or 

15 (ii) to carry out or assist authorized 

16 law enforcement activity in the United 

17 States. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6046 

AN ACT 

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist orgaAnsarallah, and for other purposes. nization and impose certain sanctions on