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S 145 119th Congress Senate International Affairs

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

This bill requires the President to take actions against Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis.

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.)  

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.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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