This bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization. The President must also report to Congress a determination as to whether specified foreign persons are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1250 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1250
To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and
its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international
terrorism.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
Gooden, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and
its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international
terrorism.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANSARALLAH.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall designate Ansarallah as a
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(b) Determination Required.--Not later than 30 days after the
President makes the designation required by subsection (a), the
President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a determination regarding whether the following foreign
persons are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah:
(1) Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
(2) Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi.
(3) Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim.
(c) Ansarallah Defined.--In this section, the term ``Ansarallah''
means the movement known as Ansarallah, the Houthi movement, or any
other alias.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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