Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5623

SEIZE Act of 2025

Military Aid: Using Seized Iranian Weapons

Sep 30, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 9 months

This bill is sitting in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where it must be reviewed before it can move forward. Nothing has happened with this bill since September 2025. Because it has not seen any action for nine months, the bill is considered stalled.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

This bill has support from both parties and deals with a major security issue, but most bills like this take a long time to move through the House.

Key Points

This bill lets the government take weapons caught while being smuggled from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Instead of destroying these weapons, the government can officially add them to the U.S. military inventory.
The bill allows these captured items to be given to friendly foreign countries to help them defend themselves.
Every year, a report must be sent to Congress listing what was taken and which countries received the equipment.
This policy helps U.S. allies by using captured gear instead of spending more taxpayer money on new weapons.
Some people might worry that using these weapons could increase tensions with Iran or lead to more conflict in the region.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Sep 30, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

SEIZE Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 5623

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Data Sources

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Sponsor

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D: 2R: 3

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