118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3203Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023

To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.

International affairs
Introduced May 11, 2023
Last action Jul 26, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 11, 2023
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Referred
May 11, 2023
Financial Services · Foreign Affairs · Oversight +2
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Committee
May 16, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Jul 26, 2023
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023This bill makes changes to various laws pertaining to sanctions, including by revising the definition of what constitutes a foreign opioid trafficker. Specifically, for the purposes of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, the bill changes the definition of foreign opioid trafficker to specify that the term includes certain Chinese entities and government officials that fail to take steps to prevent opioid trafficking, potentially subjecting them to sanctions. The bill imposes additional requirements before the President can publish regulations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which authorizes the President to regulate a variety of economic transa...

Provisions · 5 sectionsEngrossed in House
Timeline · 13 actions
Jul 26, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 25, 2023
Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jul 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3203.
Jul 25, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 25, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 16, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 16, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
May 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.
May 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.
May 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.
May 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.