{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-6046","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 6046","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-10-25","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-17","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h137","question":"On Passage","title":"Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act","result":"Passed","yea":285,"nay":135,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll137.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","date":"2024-04-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-03-05","stage":"Reported to House, Part I","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of State to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and 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."}],"words":51},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and requires the President to impose property-blocking and visa-related sanctions on Ansarallah and persons connected to it.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}]},"core_areas":["Foreign terrorist organization designation of Ansarallah","Property-blocking and visa sanctions on Ansarallah and its members, agents, and affiliates"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State, within 90 days of enactment, to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}},{"text":"Requires the President, within 90 days of enactment, to impose sanctions on Ansarallah and on any foreign person that is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, Ansarallah.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}},{"text":"Requires the President to use International Emergency Economic Powers Act authorities to block transactions in property of sanctioned persons that is in the United States or in the possession or control of a United States person.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}},{"text":"Makes covered aliens inadmissible and ineligible for visas, admission, or parole, and makes their existing visas subject to revocation with immediate effect.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}},{"text":"Requires the President to issue implementing regulations within 120 days of enactment, after notifying the House and Senate committees on Foreign Affairs or Foreign Relations and the Judiciary at least 10 days beforehand.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}},{"text":"Exempts authorized intelligence activities from the sanctions, and exempts aliens whose admission is necessary to comply with the United Nations Headquarters Agreement or other international obligations, or to assist authorized law enforcement activity.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh#HDD4284D6A32D4160868D5BD888EAEC56"},"heading":"Designation as FTO; imposition of sanctions","effect":"The sanctions do not apply to activity subject to National Security Act of 1947 title V reporting requirements or to authorized U.S. intelligence activities. Visa-related sanctions also do not apply to an alien whose admission is necessary for the UN Headquarters Agreement, other international obligations, or authorized law enforcement activity.","amount":null,"quote":"Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply to any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6046/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-6046.png","v":"abb514304e06","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6046, 118th Congress: Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act. House: 285 Yea, 135 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 Apr 2024."}}