A pair of senior GOP lawmakers are pushing to impose sanctions on Iran for its destabilizing activities in Yemen as the House prepares to vote this week on legislation to crack down on the country’s financing of terrorism.

Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ileana Carmen Ros-Lehtinen'Trump show' convention sparks little interest on K Street Shalala to face Salazar in Florida rematch TechNet hires Hispanic communications director MORE (R-Fla.) and Ted Poe Lloyd (Ted) Theodore PoeSheila Jackson Lee tops colleagues in House floor speaking days over past decade Senate Dem to reintroduce bill with new name after 'My Little Pony' confusion Texas New Members 2019 MORE (R-Texas), both senior members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bill to sanction Iran for its support for the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Iran’s involvement in Yemen’s civil war has included its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps transferring weapons systems to the Houthis.

“The Iranians need to be held accountable for the mess and war they are perpetuating in Yemen. This bill will send a clear message to Tehran to stop their activities or pay the price. And that’s just the way it is,” Poe said in a statement on Monday.

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The Houthis stormed Yemen’s capital in 2015 and pushed out the internationally recognized government. Saudi-backed military forces have not been able to remove the Houthis in their campaign in support of the ousted Yemeni government.

In addition to offering humanitarian assistance for the victims of Yemen’s civil war, the U.S. has engaged in intelligence cooperation and provided aid to Saudi coalition planes that conducted bombings against the Houthi rebels.

The House adopted a resolution last month explicitly stating that Congress has not enacted legislation formally authorizing the use of military force in the Yemen conflict.

The resolution, authored by Rep. Ro Khanna Rohit (Ro) KhannaThe Hill Interview: Jerry Brown on climate disasters, COVID-19 and Biden's 'Rooseveltian moment' Congress needs to prioritize government digital service delivery DeJoy defends Postal Service changes at combative House hearing MORE (D-Calif.), also called for sanctions against Iran for its role in Yemen.

The introduction of sanctions from Ros-Lehtinen and Poe comes ahead of House consideration of two bills this week aimed at Iran.

The two measures scheduled for House votes this week would require the Treasury Department to report on how to revise U.S. sanctions to prevent Iranian officials from using funds to develop ballistic missile technology, as well as on financial transactions related to commercial aircraft sales to Iran.

In October, the House passed legislation to expand sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile development and support for Hezbollah.

The House's consideration of sanctions came weeks after President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE declined to certify that Iran is complying with the international accord to curb the country's nuclear program. Trump's announcement gave Congress 60 days to reimpose sanctions that were lifted as part of the nuclear deal, but lawmakers to date have not moved to do so.