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Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Latest action (Jan 16, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Foreign Policy

Summary

The Dismantle Iran's Proxy Act of 2025 requires the President to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization within 30 days of enactment and impose sanctions on the organization and its officials, agents, and affiliates. The bill directs the President to determine whether three specified individuals are affiliated with Ansarallah. Within 180 days, the President must submit a strategy to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and related waterways and to degrade Ansarallah's offensive capabilities. The Secretary of State must also submit a report within 180 days on obstacles to humanitarian aid delivery in Yemen areas controlled by Ansarallah, including challenges created by Ansarallah's rules and any interference with aid distribution.

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Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to James E. Risch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • ALPHA SERVICES LLC $10,000
  • 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600
  • CIVIC SERVICE INC. $6,600
  • SINCLAIR COMPANIES $6,600
  • SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for James E. Risch → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

  1. Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
  2. Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

A BILL

To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025”.

SEC. 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. <all>

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