S145-119

In Committee

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jan 16, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill mandates the President to designate Ansarallah (Houthi movement) as a foreign terrorist organization within 30 days, impose sanctions on its officials and affiliates under Executive Order 13224, determine whether. It relies on compliance mandates and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are National Security, Transportation, Trade, and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

International shipping companies operating in Red Sea could face reduced risk and Global trade and logistics companies could see lower costs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Ansarallah/Houthi movement leadership and affiliates could face higher barriers, Foreign persons and entities associated with Ansarallah could face higher costs, and Executive branch agencies (State Department, USAID) would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Mandates the President to designate Ansarallah (Houthi movement) as a foreign terrorist organization within 30 days, impose sanctions on its officials and affiliates under Executive Order 13224, determine whether...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill mandates the President to designate Ansarallah (Houthi movement) as a foreign terrorist organization within 30 days, impose sanctions on its officials and affiliates under Executive Order 13224, determine whether.

Key Policy Areas

National Security, Transportation, Trade, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill mandates the President to designate Ansarallah (Houthi movement) as a foreign terrorist organization within 30 days, impose sanctions on its officials and affiliates under Executive Order 13224, determine whether.

Policy Domains

National Security Transportation Trade Finance

Section 1 - Short Title

Identified Gains
  • International shipping companies operating in Red Sea
  • Global trade and logistics companies
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Global trade and logistics companies:
International shipping companies operating in Red Sea:
Identified Costs
  • Ansarallah/Houthi movement leadership and affiliates
  • Foreign persons and entities associated with Ansarallah
  • Executive branch agencies (State Department, USAID)
  • Humanitarian organizations operating in Houthi-controlled Yemen
  • U.S. financial institutions handling transactions related to Yemen
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Executive branch agencies (State Department, USAID):
Ansarallah/Houthi movement leadership and affiliates:
Foreign persons and entities associated with Ansarallah:
Humanitarian organizations operating in Houthi-controlled Yemen:
U.S. financial institutions handling transactions related to Yemen:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

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How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Transportation
2 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive

Global trade and logistics companies, International shipping companies operating in Red Sea

Foreign Militant Organizations
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Ansarallah/Houthi movement leadership and affiliates

Trade
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Foreign persons and entities associated with Ansarallah

Humanitarian Aid Organizations
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Humanitarian organizations operating in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Financial Services
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

U.S. financial institutions handling transactions related to Yemen

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Executive branch agencies (State Department, USAID)

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
National Security Transportation Trade Finance
Domains
National Security Foreign Policy Counter-Terrorism Sanctions Humanitarian Aid
Actor Mappings
"the_president"
→ President of the United States
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
"the_administrator"
→ Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

5 terms
"Ansarallah" §2(f)(1)

The movement known as Ansarallah, the Houthi movement, or any other alias

"appropriate congressional committees" §2(f)(2)

The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives

"foreign person" §2(f)(3)

A person that is not a United States person

"person" §2(f)(4)

An individual or entity

"United States person" §2(f)(5)

A national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or 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

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