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US HB5623

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Josh Gottheimer

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the President to treat weapons and materiel seized by the U.S. while in transit from Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen as official U.S. military stocks

  • Amends Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to allow the President to direct drawdown of these seized weapons for transfer to foreign partners

  • Requires the President to submit reports to Congress within 180 days of enactment and annually thereafter

  • Reports must include the number of times the authority was exercised, inventory of seized weapons treated as U.S. stocks, and inventory of weapons provided to foreign partners

  • Reporting goes to the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs/Foreign Relations committees in both chambers of Congress

Legislative Description

SEIZE Act of 2025 Seized Iranian Arms Transfer Authorization Act of 2025

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

9/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs9/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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