Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

5/1/2024, 10:26 PM

Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

This bill requires the Department of State to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and 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.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 6046

Introduced on
2023-10-25

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/17/2024

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Passed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary


Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

This bill requires the Department of State to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and 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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Potential Impact
Bank accounts, deposits, capital•
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad•
Foreign and international banking•
Middle East•
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents•
Sanctions•
Terrorism•
Yemen

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/15/2024

Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

This bill requires the Department of State to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanct...


Latest Action4/17/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.