# 119-s-4063: Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026

119-s-4063, Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4063
- Congress: 119
- Title: Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-27

## Summary

**Ties U.S. sanctions to findings of cooperation between the Polisario Front and Iranian-affiliated terrorist organizations.** This bill would require annual, unclassified State Department reports and would trigger designation and sanctions if those reports find specified military or intelligence cooperation. - If a report finds cooperation, the President must impose two sanctions within 30 days: designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 219(a) and apply the sanctions available under Executive Order 13224. - The Secretary of State would submit annual unclassified reports to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, beginning not later than 90 days after enactment. The first report must cover the prior 10 years and later reports cover the period since the previous report. - Each report must determine whether the Polisario Front provided or received items such as armed support, weapons systems including man‑portable firearms, unmanned aerial vehicles and parts, systems to detect or engage airborne targets, or military intelligence including surveillance, targeting, signals or human intelligence and any derived analysis.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- State Department reports and sanctions: mixed, medium. This bill would require the State Department to give Congress an initial report within 90 days of enactment and a report every year after. The first report would cover the 10 years before enactment through the first report date; later reports would cover the time since the prior report. Each report…
- Who counts as Iranian or Polisario: mixed, low. This bill would define key terms used for the reports and sanctions. It would say an "Iranian entity" means either an "Iranian person" as defined in a named law or Hezbollah. It would say an "Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization" means an Iranian entity already designated as a foreign terroris…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4063 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4063)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [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-4063 (as of 2026-08-27).