Fentanyl Sanctions Act

Summary

Fentanyl Sanctions Act This bill establishes programs to address illicit opioid trafficking and imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in such activities. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities identified as opioid traffickers or those that own, control, or supply opioid precursors. The sanctions include bans on (1) receiving loans, (2) foreign exchange transactions, (3) property transactions, and (4) certain investments that fall under U.S. jurisdiction. The President may waive sanctions on certain parties for national security and humanitarian concerns. The President shall report to Congress about the implementation of such sanctions and also on cooperative efforts with Mexico and China to combat illicit opioid trafficking. The bill establishes the Commission on Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, which shall develop a strategy to combat the flow of synthetic opioids into the United States. The commission shall report on various topics, including the scope of illicit trafficking in other countries and the deficiencies in other countries' regulation of pharmaceutical and chemical production. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall establish a program to assist in enforcement efforts and sanctions against illicit opioid traffickers, with a focus on illicit finance. ODNI shall periodically report to Congress about the intelligence community's counter-narcotics efforts.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

2. 10 April 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 April 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 15 May 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 April 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 2019

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Sponsors

• Vern Buchanan · R · Sponsor
• Seth Moulton · D · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
• Ann Kuster · D · Cosponsor
• Tim Burchett · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsas00 · Standing
• · hlig00 · Select
• · hsgo00 · Standing
• · hsba00 · Standing
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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