Houthis and Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 7, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Houthis and Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2017
This bill continues certain sanctions blocking the property of persons threatening the peace or stability of Yemen.
The President shall:
- determine and report to Congress whether certain Iranian persons are threatening Yemen's peace or stability, and if so, impose property blocking sanctions against each identified person; and
- impose property blocking and visa sanctions on foreign persons or entities that knowingly provide significant financial, material, or technological support for Ansar Allah in Yemen (also known as the Houthis) and certain other persons and entities.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2017 to Aug 7, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Dec 7, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Dec 7, 2017 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Dec 7, 2017 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Dec 7, 2017 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Aug 7, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Aug 7, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2017 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 7, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 200, December 7, 2017, page H9757.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45046 | Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 Archived | Report | Feb 10, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to Yemen, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Houthis and Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign property
- International Affairs
- Iran
- Middle East
- Political parties and affiliation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
- Yemen
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
