# 119-hr-5623: SEIZE Act of 2025

119-hr-5623, SEIZE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5623
- Congress: 119
- Title: SEIZE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Treat seized Iranian weapons bound for the Houthis as U.S. stocks** and let the President transfer those arms to partner countries while requiring regular reports to Congress. This bill would let the executive branch convert intercepted Iranian materiel into U.S. inventory and provide it to allies under existing foreign assistance drawdown rules.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow transfer of seized Iranian arms to partners: benefit, low. If enacted, the President could treat weapons seized while en route from Iran to the Houthis as U.S. stock. The President could then draw down and give those seized items to foreign partners, in addition to amounts allowed under current law. Within 180 days and each year after, the President would…

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- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5623)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5623 (as of 2026-04-21).