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119-hr-9982119th Congress

Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

Introduced

Summary

Automatically triggers U.S. terrorist designations and sanctions on the Polisario Front if it is found to cooperate with Iranian-affiliated terrorist groups. The bill would link findings of military or intelligence cooperation to a mandatory designation-and-sanctions sequence and new State Department reporting requirements.

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  • Polisario Front and successors: If the group is found to have provided or received armed support, weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles, air-defense components, or military intelligence from Iranian-affiliated terrorist organizations, the President would be required to designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act and impose sanctions under Executive Order 13224 within 30 days.
  • Secretary of State and Congress: The Secretary of State would have to submit an initial report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee within 90 days of enactment covering the prior ten years, and then submit annual reports covering each subsequent year. All determinations about cooperation must be provided in unclassified form.
  • Definitions that matter: The bill defines an "Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization" by reference to groups already designated as foreign terrorist organizations or as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, and it treats Hezbollah and persons defined by the Fight CRIME Act as "Iranian entities" for the law's tests of cooperation.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 7/30/2026

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 7/30/2026

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 7/30/2026

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 7/30/2026

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/30/2026

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

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