HR4681-118

Introduced

To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 17, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Immigration, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H87CC99BDD8B4413BAE244B016DAA77B0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023.
  • Section HDCD3E13E8003471EB2679F5224F782FE: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Industrial scale production of the amphetamine-type stimulant also known as captagon, and the illicit production of...
  • Section H4BEDCB08AF894125B69AAED018F2508C: 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to target individuals, entities, and networks associated with the Government of Syria to dismantle...
  • Section H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8: 4. Imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking The sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be imposed with respect to any foreign...
  • Section H0A6CC453A4C8432DA1942CE3C65512E2: 5. Determinations with respect to the government of syria, hizballah, and networks affiliated with the government of syria or hizballah Not later than 180 days...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy, Immigration, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy Immigration Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 17, 2023

Mr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy Immigration Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"captagon" §H3C56634051D94EFB99C46822A8DEEC25

any compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a stimulant in schedule I or II of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), including— amphetamine, methamphetamine, and fenethylline

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