SEIZE Act
Sponsored By: Senator Ted Budd
Introduced
Summary
Treats seized Iranian-origin weapons bound for Yemen's Houthis as U.S. stocks and lets the President transfer them to partners. It would add a new drawdown authority under Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and require regular reporting to Congress.
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- Executive branch: Would allow the President to designate weapons and materiel seized while in transit from Iran to the Houthis as U.S. stocks and make them available under a new drawdown authority.
- Foreign partners: Would permit those seized items to be provided to U.S. partners through the drawdown mechanism created by the bill.
- Congress and oversight: Requires a report not later than 180 days after enactment and then annually. Reports must show how often the authority was used and include inventories of seized items and of items provided to partners, submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, House Armed Services Committee, and House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Use of seized Iranian weapons
If enacted, the President could treat weapons and materiel seized while in transit from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen as stocks of the United States. The President could order those seized items to be drawn down and provided to foreign partners under a new drawdown authority added to section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The rule would apply only to items seized while in transit from Iran to the Houthis. The President would have to report to Congress within 180 days and then every year to the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees and the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committee on how often the authority was used and inventories of items held and transferred.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ted Budd
NC • R
Cosponsors
Mark Kelly
AZ • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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