Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025

This bill would require the President, when preparing an existing report on foreign drug traffickers, to give priority to identifying people and companies from China that ship fentanyl, its ingredients, or pill-making equipment to Mexico or other countries that produce fentanyl sent to the United States. Starting 180 days after it becomes law, the President could block U.S. property and transactions of foreign persons linked to the spread of illicit synthetic drugs from China, including certain ports, online marketplaces, and Chinese government entities. It would keep existing sanctions in place on eight Mexican cartels unless the President notifies Congress that a cartel has stopped the activity behind the sanctions. It would also let the President impose banking, loan, investment, contracting, and visa sanctions on foreign persons involved in the global illegal drug trade, with those sanctions ending after 6 years unless the President certifies they are vital to national security.

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Sponsors

• Ben Ray Luján Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors