# 119-s-3330: Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025 119-s-3330, Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced (as of 2026-05-20). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3330 - As of: 2026-05-20 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-3330 - Congress: 119 - Title: Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-12-03 - Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM) - Cosponsors: 2 - Policy area: International Affairs - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-05-20 ## Summary **Expanded sanctions on foreign fentanyl traffickers, with a priority on PRC-linked suppliers.** This bill would create a sanctions framework under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to identify, designate, and punish foreign persons and entities tied to fentanyl precursor supply and trafficking into the United States. - Targets supply chains and traffickers. It focuses on PRC-based suppliers of fentanyl precursors and on foreign networks that traffic fentanyl into the U.S. It preserves Kingpin Designation Act tools and allows sanctions to end for a cartel if the President certifies it stopped the activity. - Imposes broad financial and trade restrictions. Designations could block property, restrict banking and credit, ban loans and foreign-exchange transactions, and bar investments or procurement ties with sanctioned persons. The bill also limits certain financial institutions from serving as primary dealers or as repositories for U.S. government funds. - Adds immigration and oversight levers. Leaders and officers of sanctioned persons face visa and immigration consequences. The bill creates a prioritized identification regime for PRC actors, includes reporting to Congress, and sets a 120-day congressional request process for determinations and reports. ## Cosponsors (2) - Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - 120‑day congressional report rule: benefit, low. If enacted, the President would have 120 days to decide after a written request from the chair and ranking member of an appropriate committee whether a foreign person engaged in covered activity. The President would send a classified or unclassified report to that committee saying if sanctions were… - Broad sanctions on drug traffickers: cost, high. If enacted, the President would be allowed to block property and ban many transactions with any foreign person the President says materially helped international drug trafficking. The President would be able to stop U.S. banks from lending to them, bar U.S. persons from investing in their equity or… - China-linked IEEPA blocking authority: cost, high. If enacted, beginning 180 days after enactment the President would be able to use IEEPA blocking sanctions on foreign people tied to the spread of illicit synthetic narcotics who meet specified China-related criteria. Those blocking rules would reach property in the United States, property that com… - Kingpin sanctions stay but may end: cost, medium. If enacted, existing U.S. sanctions under the Kingpin Act on listed cartels (for example, Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation) would remain in effect. The President would be allowed to terminate sanctions for any listed organization if the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees… - Sanctions time limits and renewals: cost, low. If enacted, any sanctions under this section would automatically end six years after they are imposed unless the President certifies to Congress at least 30 days before the end that continuing them is vital to national security. The President could renew that certification case by case for up to tw… - Key definitions that set scope: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add clear definitions used throughout the sanctions rules. It would define terms like "foreign person," "United States person," "entity," "financial institution," and "means of production." These definitions would decide who can be targeted by the new authorities and who… ## Related bills - 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act - 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026 - 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 - 119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act - 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-3330 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3330) ## Related - [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120) - [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748) - [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597) - [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241) - [119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-545) - [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3330 (as of 2026-05-20).