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House Foreign Affairs Committee advances Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act to target Chinese producers
Summary
The committee voted to include HR 747, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, in an unblocked package and ordered it favorably reported; sponsors said the measure would expand sanctions to target Chinese entities and officials tied to precursor production.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on May 20 ordered HR 747, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, favorably reported as part of an unblocked package of bills. Representative Andy Barr, sponsor of HR 747, told the committee the measure expands the definition of "foreign opioid trafficker" to include certain Chinese entities and officials tied to production of synthetic opioids and precursor chemicals.
Committee supporters described the bill as addressing the supply chain for illicit fentanyl by enabling…
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