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Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023

Introduced: June 30, 2023 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 25, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 25, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3910-3911)
Jul 25, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3910-3911)
Jul 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3203.
Jul 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3910-3913)
Jul 25, 2023
Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 16, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 16, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023

This 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 transactions following a declaration of national emergency. For example, the President must consider the costs and benefits of available statutory and regulatory alternatives prior to publishing such regulations.

The bill also provides 10-year statutes of limitation for violations of two federal laws that authorize sanctions (the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act).

What's happening now July 26, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 5
D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Jul 24, 2023
D'Esposito, Anthony
· Jun 30, 2023
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · May 31, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · May 25, 2023
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · May 18, 2023
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· May 11, 2023
 D
McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · May 11, 2023
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · May 11, 2023
 R
Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · May 11, 2023
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3203: Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3203/
MLA
"H.R. 3203: Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3203/.
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H.R. 3203, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3203/.
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