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S. 70

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Summary

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, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 13, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


Record

Text

S. 70 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb70/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S70 IS: To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
U.S. Senate
2025-01-13
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 70 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL
To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
1.
Imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah
(a)
In general
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ).
(b)
Determination required
Not later than 30 days after the President makes the designation required by subsection (a), the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a determination regarding whether the following foreign persons are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah:
(1)
Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
(2)
Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi.
(3)
Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim.
(c)
Ansarallah defined
In this section, the term Ansarallah means the movement known as Ansarallah, the Houthi movement, or any other alias.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-13
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 13, 2025

sb70/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/13/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 70, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 70 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Jan 13, 2025 · 385 Bills

Actions

S. 70 has taken 2 actions since Jan 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 70 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 70, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 70 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 70 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 70’s is International Affairs.

s70/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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