Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 145

119th Congress

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 16, 2025

Primary Sponsor

James Risch

R - ID

Cosponsors

20

Quick Stats

Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill requires the President to designate the Houthis (Ansarallah) as a foreign terrorist organization and impose property-blocking sanctions on the group and its affiliates. The President must determine whether three specified individuals are Houthi officials and submit a strategy to Congress for degrading Houthi offensive capabilities and restoring Red Sea freedom of navigation.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Introduced1/16/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

ChamberSenate

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Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025

This bill requires the President to designate the Houthis (Ansarallah) as a foreign terrorist organization and impose property-blocking sanctions on the group and its affiliates. The President must determine whether three specified individuals are Houthi offic

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This bill requires the President to designate the Houthis (Ansarallah) as a foreign terrorist organization and impose property-blocking sanctions on the group and its affiliates. The President must determine whether three specified individuals are Houthi officials and submit a strategy to Congress for degrading Houthi offensive capabilities and restoring Red Sea freedom of navigation.

Bill Number: 145
Introduced: 1/16/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy Area: International Affairs

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Fact Sheet

Title: Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025
Bill Number: 145
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced: 1/16/2025
Summary: This bill requires the President to designate the Houthis (Ansarallah) as a foreign terrorist organization and impose property-blocking sanctions on the group and its affiliates. The President must determine whether three specified individuals are Houthi officials and submit a strategy to Congress f

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the President to designate the Houthis (Ansarallah) as a foreign terrorist organization and impose property-blocking sanctions on the group and its affiliates. The President must determine whether three specified individuals are Houthi officials and submit a strategy to Congress for degrading Houthi offensive capabilities and restoring Red Sea freedom of navigation.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025This 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Mandates Houthi foreign terrorist organization designation
Requires property-blocking sanctions on affiliates
Assessment of specific individuals affiliations
Strategy for degrading Houthi offensive capabilities
Plan to restore Red Sea freedom of navigation

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This legislation responds to Houthi attacks disrupting international shipping through the Red Sea, one of the worlds busiest trade routes. The mandatory terrorist designation goes beyond current executive actions and locks in sanctions policy. The required strategy for restoring navigation freedom signals congressional expectation of military and diplomatic action against the Iran-backed group.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

145, 119th Congress (2025). "Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-145

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