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Stop CCP Fentanyl Act
12/15/2023, 3:54 PM
Summary of Bill HR 1171
The Stop CCP Fentanyl Act seeks to hold the CCP accountable for its role in the fentanyl crisis by imposing sanctions on individuals and entities within China that are involved in the production and trafficking of fentanyl. These sanctions may include freezing assets, restricting travel, and other punitive measures.
Additionally, the bill aims to enhance cooperation between US law enforcement agencies and their Chinese counterparts in order to more effectively combat the flow of fentanyl into the United States. This includes sharing intelligence, conducting joint investigations, and coordinating efforts to disrupt fentanyl trafficking networks. Overall, the Stop CCP Fentanyl Act represents a bipartisan effort to address the growing threat of fentanyl overdose deaths in the United States by targeting the sources of this deadly drug and increasing collaboration between the US and China in the fight against opioid trafficking.
Congressional Summary of HR 1171
Stop CCP Fentanyl Act
This bill imposes sanctions on various Chinese government officials and entities. It also establishes a cause of action against China’s government or Chinese government officials for certain harms stemming a fentanyl-related overdose.
Specifically, the bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on (1) the president of China, (2) the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), (3) China’s State Council, and (4) China’s Politburo Standing Committee.
The President may waive the sanctions upon certifying that (1) China’s government and the CCP have taken all reasonable measures to prevent the flow of fentanyl produced in China into the United States, and (2) the intelligence community has determined that amount of fentanyl from China and the deaths resulting from overdoses of such fentanyl has dropped 98%.
This bill also authorizes a U.S. national or lawful permanent resident to sue certain Chinese government officials or the Chinese government for the death of an immediate family member caused by an overdose by fentanyl (or fentanyl analogue) manufactured using fentanyl precursors from China. Property blocked pursuant to sanctions under this bill may be used to satisfy a judgment from such a lawsuit.
