SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standing Against 
Houthi Aggression Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) It was reported by Reuters on March 21, 
2017, that Iran, a designated state sponsor of ter-
ror, sent advanced weapons and military advisers to 
assist and support Yemen’s Ansarallah, commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Houthis’’. 
(2) On January 19, 2021, the Trump Adminis-
tration designated Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist 
organization and a specially designated global ter-
rorist. 
(3) On February 16, 2021, Secretary of State 
Blinken revoked the designation of Ansarallah as a 
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 
219(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)(A)). 
(4) Since October 7, 2023, the Houthis have 
launched over 40 ballistic missile and Unmanned 
Aerial Vehicle attacks on international shipping in 
the Red Sea, including direct attacks on United 
States sailors and taking an international ship and 
its crew hostage. This follows years of Houthi cross-
border attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United 
Arab Emirates. 
(5) Houthi attacks on global shipping have 
caused many shipping companies to re-route to avoid 
the area, resulting in a de-facto blockade against 
Yemen, while also driving up shipping costs, dis-
rupting supply chains, and negatively impacting the 
global economy. 
(6) In addition to providing the Houthis with 
advanced conventional weapons and component 
parts, Iran and their Hezbollah proxies have also en-
abled the Houthis with financial support, training, 
and technical knowledge to manufacture weapons, 
including long range drones and ballistic and cruise 
missiles in Yemen, resulting in increased Houthi 
weapons stockpiles and illegal weapons proliferation 
throughout the region. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION AS FTO; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) DESIGNATION AS FTO.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist 
organization pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph 
(2) with respect to— 
(A) Ansarallah; and 
(B) any foreign person that is a member, 
agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by 
Ansarallah. 
(2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The Presi-
dent shall exercise all authorities granted under 
the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in 
property and interests in property of Ansarallah 
or the foreign person if such property and in-
terests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or come within 
the possession or control of a United States 
person. 
(B) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 
OR PAROLE.—
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien described in paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 16 seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The visa or 
other entry documentation of any 
alien described in paragraph (1) is 
subject to revocation regardless of the 
issue date of the visa or other entry 
documentation. 
(II) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A rev-
ocation under subclause (I) shall, in 
accordance with section 221(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1201(i))—
(aa) take effect immediately; 
and 
(bb) cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that 
is in the possession of the alien. 
(3) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates, or 
attempts to violate, paragraph (2) or any regulation, 
license, or order issued pursuant to that subsection, 
shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to 
the same extent as a person that commits an unlaw-
ful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 
and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 
this subsection. 
(5) REGULATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, 
not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations 
as necessary for the implementation of this sub-
section.
(B) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not 
less than 10 days before the promulgation of 
regulations under paragraph (1), the President 
shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of the proposed regulations and the pro-
visions of this subsection that the regulations 
are implementing. 
(C) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate. 
(6) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
AC-
TIVITIES.—Sanctions under this subsection 
shall not apply to any activity subject to the re-
porting requirements under title V of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et 
seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of 
the United States.
(B) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTER-
NATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS
AND
FOR
LAW
EN-
FORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this 
subsection shall not apply with respect to an 
alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 
United States is necessary— 
(i) to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, 
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, 
and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the 
United States, or other applicable inter-
national obligations; or 
(ii) to carry out or assist authorized 
law enforcement activity in the United 
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 orga-
nization 
and 
impose 
certain 
sanctions 
on 
Ansarallah, and for other purposes.