# 119-s-1126: Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th Act

119-s-1126, Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1126
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Targets the Popular Resistance Committees with mandatory terrorism sanctions** and would create a formal process to evaluate and designate related groups such as Lions' Den. - Would impose terrorism sanctions on the Popular Resistance Committees and related foreign persons 90 days after enactment. Sanctions include blocking property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and making listed aliens inadmissible with visa revocation. - Would authorize the President to use IEEPA authorities to implement the sanctions and to apply IEEPA penalties for violations. It would allow the President to waive sanctions for up to 180 days per period after certifying the waiver is vital to U.S. national security and notifying Congress at least 15 days beforehand. - Would require an initial unclassified report within 90 days to assess whether Lions' Den meets criteria for Specially Designated Global Terrorist or Foreign Terrorist Organization status, with a possible classified annex. It would mandate ongoing determinations one year after enactment and every two years thereafter and require detailed justification if a newly identified entity is not designated.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctions and visa bans on PRCs: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require the President to impose sanctions on the Popular Resistance Committees 90 days after enactment. It would let the President block and ban transactions in property in the United States or property controlled by U.S. persons under IEEPA. It would make covered foreign…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1126 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1126)

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- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1126 (as of 2025-12-21).