HOUTHI PC SMALL GROUP Act of 2025

H.R. 2611, titled the Homeland Operations and Unilateral Tactics Halting Incursions: Preventing Coordinated Subversion, Military Aggression and Lawless Levies Granting Rogue Operatives Unchecked Power Act of 2025 — also called the HOUTHI PC SMALL GROUP Act of 2025 — would add a new criminal offense to title 18 of the United States Code. The core provision makes it illegal to knowingly communicate, furnish, transmit, or make available any classified information on a mobile or desktop messaging application. The penalty for this offense is up to 10 years in prison, a fine, or both. The bill creates this new section (798B) within Chapter 37, and includes a clerical amendment to insert the new section into the table of sections. The bill is introduced in the House by Mr. Torres of New York and referred to the Judiciary Committee. In practical terms, the bill targets the transmission of classified information through modern messaging platforms, including apps on phones or computers. It signals a policy aim to close channels for leaking or sharing classified material via everyday communication tools. However, the bill as presented does not define several key terms (e.g., what exactly qualifies as “classified information,” or what constitutes a “mobile or desktop messaging application”), which could raise interpretive questions if enacted.