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.
AI Summary
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
<p><strong>Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the President to take actions against Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis.</p><p>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.) </p><p>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.</p>
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