Fentanyl Sanctions Act
Latest action · May 31, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2019 to Sep 17, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Sep 17, 2019 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2019 | |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 31, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in House
- May 2, 2019Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4060 | J. French Hill R-AR | May 21, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 72, May 2, 2019, page H3441.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-88 | THE TRAFFICKERS' ROADMAP: HOW BAD. ACTORS EXPLOIT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. TO FACILITATE THE ILLICIT TRADE IN. PEOPLE, ANIMALS, DRUGS, AND WEAPONS113 pages | Financial Services Committee | Mar 4, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-106 | COMBATING AN EPIDEMIC: LEGISLATION TO HELP PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DIS- SORDERS356 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 3, 2020 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1044 | Fentanyl Sanctions Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2226 | Fentanyl Sanctions Act | Related bill | May 15, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose sanctions with respect to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advisory bodies
- Asia
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Crime prevention
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Judicial review and appeals
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mexico
- Prescription drugs
- Public contracts and procurement
- Sanctions
- Securities
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
