Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-145
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the President to take actions against Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis.</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require U.S. financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.) &nbsp;</p><p>The President must also (1) impose property blocking sanctions on Ansarallah and any foreign person who is an official, agent, or affiliate of the organization; (2) submit to Congress a determination as to whether three specified individuals are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah; and (3) submit to Congress a strategy to degrade the offensive capabilities of Ansarallah and to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and nearby waterways.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 145 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES __________ Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Wicker , Mr. Cotton , Ms. Collins , Mr. Graham , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Scott of Florida , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cassidy , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Britt , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025 . 2. Redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization (a) Imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— (A) designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); and (B) impose, with respect to Ansarallah and any foreign person the President determines is an official, agent, or affiliate of Ansarallah, the sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (2) Determination required Not later than 30 days after the President makes the designation required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and imposes the sanctions required by subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination regarding whether the following foreign persons are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah: (A) Abdul Malik al-Houthi. (B) Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi. (C) Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim. (b) Strategy To degrade Ansarallah capability in Red Sea Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy— (1) to restore freedom of navigation in the Bab al Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea, and adjacent waterways; and (2) to take appropriate steps to degrade the offensive capabilities of Ansarallah, including with respect to command and control, key leaders, intelligence sources supporting attacks by Ansarallah, lethal aid, training, and materiel support. (c) Report on obstacles to provision of humanitarian aid in areas of Yemen under de-Facto Ansarallah control (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on obstacles to the provision of humanitarian aid by international organizations and nongovernmental organizations in areas of Yemen under the de-facto control of Ansarallah. (2) Matters to be included The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An identification of challenges to distribution of humanitarian aid created by rules, regulations, and bureaucracy of Ansarallah with respect to access and freedom of movement, and an assessment of the overall impact such rules, regulations, and bureaucracy have on the ability of the international community to distribute humanitarian aid in a manner consistent with basic humanitarian principles. (B) An assessment of attempted interference by Ansarallah in the delivery of humanitarian aid, including the manipulation or undue influence of beneficiary lists or related data for political or military purposes, and the implications of any such interference on civilian needs and aid distribution. (C) An evaluation of the use of violence and intimidation by Ansarallah against humanitarian workers and diplomats, including current and former locally employed staff of the United States embassy. (D) An overview of the steps the United States and its partners are taking to ensure humanitarian aid is delivered unhindered and consistent with basic humanitarian principles, including how organizations supported by the United States respond to attempted diversion or interference by Ansarallah. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Ansarallah The term Ansarallah means the movement known as Ansarallah, the Houthi movement, or any other alias. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (3) Foreign person The term foreign person means a person that is not a United States person. (4) Person The term person means an individual or entity. (5) United States person The term United States person means— (A) a national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States (as those terms are defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )); or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.