S63-119

In Committee

CBW Fentanyl Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 9, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, CBW Fentanyl Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Trade, Government Operations.

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 HF95950FF5C0C42D7B2DA346148113623: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Beijing’s Weaponization of Fentanyl Act or the CBW Fentanyl Act.
  • Section HDA2CEC6A59054087AE6FEE416FADC935: 2. Purposes Section 302 of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5601) is amended— by redesignating...
  • Section HD0311D5C7E8A45A0ABC36EBDA778FFE8: 3. Presidential reporting requirements Section 306 of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5604) is...
  • Section H23990117AAB440AEBAE2C95AF7ADF796: 4. Required sanctions on foreign countries in response to certain acts concerning chemical or biological program The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control...
  • Section H0F2EDDDC9EBB4119B9C0F5D6A208DF75: 310. Sanctions on foreign countries in response to acts concerning chemical or biological programs If the President makes a determination pursuant to section...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, CBW Fentanyl Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy, Trade, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, CBW Fentanyl Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy Trade Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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federal implementing agencies:
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 9, 2025

Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Moreno) introduced …

Jan 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy Trade Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Export Administration Regulations" §H23990117AAB440AEBAE2C95AF7ADF796

the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(6)Foreign governmental entityThe term foreign governmental entity means—(A)the government of a foreign country

"Export Administration Regulations" §H73308C09B80949E4A70052AC56519E18

the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). The term foreign governmental entity means— the government of a foreign country

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