Fentanyl Sanctions Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2019 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-41.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2019 to Jun 13, 2019, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 13, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-41.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S2274-2278)
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2483 | Fentanyl Sanctions Act | Related bill | May 31, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
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.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
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