119th Congress
S. 159
Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (20)
Original cosponsors (19)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Added later (1)
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Oct 7, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate