Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act
This bill would require the U.S. Secretary of State to re-designate Yemen's Houthi group (Ansarallah) as a foreign terrorist organization within 90 days of enactment. It mandates the President to impose existing sanctions under two executive orders - blocking property under E.O. 13224 and restricting travel under E.O. 13780 - on Ansarallah and its members, agents, affiliates, or entities they own or control. These sanctions would apply to the group and its associated individuals or organizations, directly affecting the Houthi leadership and their operational networks. The bill does not create new sanctions but directs the re-imposition of existing measures previously revoked by the Biden administration.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Jan 21, 2025
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Jan 21, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Jan 21, 2025
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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
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Steve Daines
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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David McCormick
RRepublican
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
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Eric Schmitt
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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Joni Ernst
RRepublican
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