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US HR3205

US HR3205
Project Precursor Act


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Introduced
05/11/2023
In Committee
05/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To disrupt the international fentanyl supply chain, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Project Precursor Act, aims to disrupt the international fentanyl supply chain. The key provisions include: 1. Authorizing a program to build the capacity of Mexican law enforcement agencies to prevent the transit, trafficking, and distribution of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals from Mexico into the United States. 2. Directing the State Department's Bureau of Global Public Affairs to launch a public relations campaign to delegitimize and disrupt the recruitment efforts of Mexican transnational criminal organizations involved in fentanyl trafficking. 3. Requiring a classified report from the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research on the operations and geographic footprint of Chinese state and non-state actors involved in the illegal importation, production, transport, or trafficking of fentanyl or its precursor chemicals in Mexico. 4. Seeking to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention to include fentanyl and related substances on its schedules of controlled chemicals. 5. Modifying and extending the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to increase the identification and sanctions of foreign opioid traffickers, including foreign banks and money transmitting businesses. 6. Imposing sanctions on foreign persons knowingly involved in the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids by transnational criminal organizations.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (16)

Last Action

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. (on 05/16/2023)

Bill Topics

International Affairs and Foreign Aid
  • ‐ Foreign Aid
  • ‐ Specific Country and Regional Issues
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Illegal Drugs and Narcotics Control

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3205/all-info 05/12/2023
BillText https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3205/BILLS-118hr3205ih.pdf 05/23/2023
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