Polisario Front Sanctions & Export Controls
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-03-11 — Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026: 2026 — Senate companion bill ‘Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026’ introduced, seeking FTO designation of the Polisario Front, which would trigger standard FTO trade and export-control consequences (material-support prohibitions, asset blocking, denial of export licenses). (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-30 — Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026: 2026 — HR9982 (Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026) introduced and referred to House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees; companion/successor vehicle to HR4119 seeking FTO designation of the Polisario Front, which would trigger standard FTO trade and export-control consequences (material-support prohibitions, asset blocking, denial of export licenses). (novelty: 3)
- 2025-06-24 — Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act: HR4119 (Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act) introduced; would designate the Polisario Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, triggering the standard FTO trade and export-control consequences (material-support prohibitions, asset blocking, and denial of export licenses to designated persons). (novelty: 2)