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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.
To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
Summary
This bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah (the Houthi movement) as a foreign terrorist organization within 30 days. Within 30 days of the designation, the President must determine whether three named individuals are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah and submit this determination to Congress. The bill defines Ansarallah to include the movement by name and any aliases. Designating an organization as a foreign terrorist organization triggers legal sanctions, asset freezes, and restrictions on U.S. support or transactions. Once designated, Ansarallah and individuals associated with it would be subject to comprehensive sanctions under U.S. terrorism law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
7 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ted Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $4,424,745
- ENTREPRENEUR $458,096
- RDV CORPORATION $39,600
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $29,632
- BLACKSTONE $27,400
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ted Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Jan 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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. <all>
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