January 15, 2026 | Endorsements

H.Res.176, Encouraging the EU to DESIGNATE Resolution

January 15, 2026 Endorsements

H.Res.176, Encouraging the EU to DESIGNATE Resolution

Bottom Line Up Front

H.Res. 176, the Encouraging the EU to DESIGNATE Resolution, urges the European Union to expeditiously designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Common Position 931. The resolution highlights the IRGC’s decades-long reign of terror—including brutal repression of Iranian protesters, support for terrorist proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas, assassination plots throughout Europe and the United States, and direct support for Russia’s war in Ukraine—and calls on the Trump administration to make EU designation of the IRGC a top diplomatic priority.

Bill Number H.Res. 176
Bill Name Encouraging the European Union to Determine that the European Union Should Sanction the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Now As a Terrorist Entity Resolution (Encouraging the EU to DESIGNATE Resolution)
Summary Urges the EU to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and calls on the Trump administration to make this a diplomatic priority.
Chamber House
Sponsor Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Original Cosponsors Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC), Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ), Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Date Introduced 02/27/2025

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Why It Matters

  • The IRGC has been the backbone of Iran’s global terror network for over 45 years, training and funding terrorist proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis. The United States designated the IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2019, and Canada followed suit in 2024. It is past time for the European Union to join this global effort.
  • The IRGC’s Quds Force has orchestrated dozens of assassination plots and terrorist operations on European soil—including in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, Bulgaria, and Cyprus. Multiple EU member states have arrested or expelled Iranian officials involved in these plots, yet the EU continues to sanction only individual IRGC members rather than designating the entire organization as a terrorist entity.
  • The IRGC is directly threatening European security by providing hundreds of lethal kamikaze drones to Russia for use in its illegal war against Ukraine, with plans to build a drone factory in Russia capable of producing thousands more. This Iranian support for Russian aggression makes IRGC designation a matter of urgent European national security.
  • The European Parliament has repeatedly voted overwhelmingly in favor of designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization—most notably with a 598-9 vote in January 2023—demonstrating broad European support for this action. By making EU designation a diplomatic priority, the United States can help overcome political obstacles and ensure the transatlantic alliance presents a united front against Iranian terrorism.

“The IRGC is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, orchestrating violence from Tehran to Beirut, from Yemen to Ukraine, and plotting assassinations on the streets of European capitals and American cities. The United States and Canada have already designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization, but defeating this threat requires a truly global approach. Europe cannot remain on the sidelines while the IRGC funds terrorist proxies, arms Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, and plans attacks on European soil. This bipartisan resolution makes clear that Congress expects the Trump administration to prioritize convincing our European allies to join us in formally designating the IRGC as the terrorist organization it is—only through coordinated international pressure can we effectively target the IRGC’s networks, cut off its financing, and reduce its malign influence across the globe.”

Nick Stewart

Managing Director of Advocacy, FDD Action

Congressional Press Releases

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Issues:

Iran