S. 159 119th Congress Senate

Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

Official title: A bill to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2025 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

This bill requires (1) the Department of State to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and any foreign person who is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, Ansarallah.

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Cosponsors 20

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · Oct 7, 2025

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Jan 21, 2025

Britt, Katie Boyd

Alabama · Jan 21, 2025

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Jan 21, 2025

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Jan 21, 2025

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Jan 21, 2025

Arkansas · Jan 21, 2025

Nebraska · Jan 21, 2025

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jan 21, 2025

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Jan 21, 2025

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Jan 21, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Jan 21, 2025

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Jan 21, 2025

Schmitt, Eric

Missouri · Jan 21, 2025

Scott, Rick

Florida · Jan 21, 2025

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · Jan 21, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 159: Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-159/

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