Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1271
118th Congress(2023-2024)
FEND Off Fentanyl Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 25, 2023
Overview
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Introduced
Apr 25, 2023
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1271
Congress
118
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
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Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl Act or the FEND Off Fentanyl Act

This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting foreign persons (individuals and entities) engaged in trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit opioids.

This bill requires that the sanctions specified in Executive Order 14059 (relating to sanctions on foreign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade), as well as any amendments to or directives issued pursuant to that executive order before the date of the enactment of this bill, shall remain in effect.

The bill also requires the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person knowingly involved in (1) significant trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids by a transnational criminal organization; or (2) significant activities of a transnational criminal organization relating to the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids.

The Department of the Treasury is authorized to take certain actions relating to classes of transactions that (1) involve a non-U.S. jurisdiction, and (2) are of primary money laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid trafficking. For such transaction classes, Treasury may require domestic financial institutions to (1) take certain special measures, (2) prohibit certain transmittals of funds, or (3) impose conditions on transmittals of funds.

Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network must issue guidance to U.S. financial institutions for filing reports of suspicious transactions related to suspected fentanyl trafficking by transnational criminal organizations.

Text (2)
June 22, 2023
April 25, 2023
Actions (8)
04/09/2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
01/11/2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
06/22/2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.
06/22/2023
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Brown with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
06/21/2023
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
05/31/2023
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
04/25/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
04/25/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
May 3, 2024 2:31:38 PM