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US SB3451
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires the Secretary of State to submit reports to Congress within 180 days on Houthi indoctrination efforts promoting violent, anti-Semitic, and extremist worldviews, obstacles to humanitarian aid delivery in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, and human rights abuses including child soldier recruitment, torture, arbitrary detention, and gender-based violence
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Authorizes sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act against Houthi members who impose unlawful restrictions on humanitarian assistance or engage in human rights abuses
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Authorizes sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act against Houthi members responsible for hostage-taking or wrongful detention of U.S. nationals abroad
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Requires annual determinations by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, on whether specific Houthi members meet criteria for sanctions
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Contains a 5-year sunset provision terminating the Act's authorities
Legislative Description
Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
12/11/2025