119th Congress
S. 70
A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 13, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (6)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Added later (1)
- G000359 · Jan 15, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
This bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization. The President must also report to Congress a determination as to whether specified foreign persons are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate