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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8001 
To impose sanctions on the Houthis for attacks on international shipping, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions on the Houthis for attacks on 
international shipping, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Houthi 
Threats and Aggression Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to work with 
United States allies and partners to safeguard maritime 
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security in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, including 
by supporting interdiction efforts and by opposing attacks 
on international shipping that threaten the free flow of 
commerce, endanger innocent mariners, and violate inter-
national law, as such attacks harm the global economy, 
destabilize the Middle East and Africa region, and under-
mine United States national security interests. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON CAPABILITY OF THE HOUTHIS TO 
THREATEN UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECU-
RITY AND FOREIGN POLICY GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the capability of the Houthis 
(also known as ‘‘Ansar Allah’’) to threaten United States 
national security and foreign policy goals. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of senior Houthi leadership’ 
intentions and capacity to conduct and sustain mili-
tary operations from Yemen that target the United 
States, Israel, or global shipping. 
(2) A description of the funding, materiel, 
training, and other forms of support the Houthis re-
ceive from Iran, Hezbollah, or any other entity act-
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ing for or on behalf of Iran, including contributions 
to advance the Houthis’ indigenous weapons produc-
tion capability and existing weapons arsenal. 
(3) A description of the Houthis’ ballistic mis-
sile and unmanned delivery systems, including those 
that are covered under Category 1 or Category 2 of 
the Missile Control Technology Regime and the pre-
cision and reach of such weapons. 
(4) A description of the Houthis’ maritime ca-
pabilities, including sea missiles and drones. 
(5) An analysis of the Houthi’s current indige-
nous weapons production capabilities and how their 
control over the Al-Hudaydah port and Sana’a inter-
national airport enables them to sustain weapons 
production. 
(6) An assessment of the Houthis’ stockpiles 
and employment of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) 
dual-use drone technology, and the countries of ori-
gin for these products. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON HOUTHI ATTACKS THAT THREATEN 
FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN THE RED SEA 
AND GULF OF ADEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
day of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the following: 
(1) A summary of Houthi (also known as 
‘‘Ansar Allah’’) attacks that threaten freedom of 
navigation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 
(2) An assessment of the impact that Houthi 
threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and 
Gulf of Aden have on United States security inter-
ests. 
(3) An assessment of the impact that Houthi 
threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and 
Gulf of Aden have on the global economy, including 
the United States economy. 
(4) An assessment of Iran’s role in the Houthis’ 
attacks that threaten freedom of navigation in the 
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including Iran’s provi-
sion of targeting assistance to the Houthis. 
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(5) A description of China’s presence in the 
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden during the reporting pe-
riod. 
(6) An assessment of how the Houthis’ attacks 
in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden impact Russia, 
China, and Iran’s freedom of navigation in those wa-
terways relative to the United States and our part-
ners’ freedom of navigation. 
(b) SCOPE.—The initial report required by subsection 
(a) shall address the period beginning on October 7, 2023, 
and ending on the date that is 90 days after date of the 
enactment of this Act, and each subsequent report shall 
address the one-year period following the conclusion of the 
prior report. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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