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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1998

Official text excerpt

119 HR 1998 IH: Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-03-10 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mr. Jackson of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons engaged in piracy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2011, there were 212 attempted attacks against vessels off of the Somali coast, more than 1,000 crew were held hostage, and 35 seafarers were killed. (2) Over the past decade through the beginning of 2023, rates of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean subsided. (3) Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel on October 7th have impacted global shipping markets. (4) There has been a surge in Somali pirate attacks, beginning in the fall of 2023 and lasting into 2024, that has coincided with and taken advantage of Houthi aggression. (5) On March 12, 2024, Somali pirates hijacked a Bangladeshi-flagged ship and took its crew hostage. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States Government should seek to stop piracy all around the world, including off the Somali Coast and in the Gulf of Aden; (2) high seas pirates, and the criminal networks and enterprises with whom they are affiliated, should be sanctioned upon identification; and (3) the United States shou…

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