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Daines Introduces Bill to Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the “Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act” to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The Houthis, a paramilitary organization in Yemen funded by Iran, pose a significant security threat to the United States as well as the peace and stability of Israel and the Middle East. “Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Houthis have attacked U.S. allies more than 100 times. With the start of the Trump administration, it’s time to get serious about counterterrorism again and send a message to the Iranian

Daines Introduces Bill to Redesignate Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the “Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act” to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) given their actions to destabilize the region, the security threat they pose to the U.S. and most recently, their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Israel, including attacks on Israel this week. Today, Daines also joined a letter led by Senator Hagerty to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the administration re-designate the Houthis as a FTO. “The Biden administration needs to send a strong, decisive message to the Iranian regime that the U.S. will

Daines Introduces Bill to Require DHS To Report Monthly on Terrorist Watch List Encounters at Southern Border

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide a monthly report to Congress on terrorist watch list encounters at the nation’s southern border. Under the Biden administration, we have seen historic numbers of individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list encountered at the southern border. “Since October 1st, hundreds of individuals from Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria – all state sponsors of terror – have entered the United States through our southern border,” said Daines. “We need real policy changes at our wide-open southern border to prevent potential terrorists from putting Americans