House Lawmakers Introduce 3 Bills Targeting China’s Role in US Fentanyl Crisis

‘China has profited from the destruction of American lives,’ said Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.).

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) questions Matt Albence, who was then-acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 25, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced three bills to tackle China’s export of fentanyl precursors that are fueling American overdose deaths, an issue that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to address after taking office.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party established a fentanyl policy working group in June to raise awareness of the role of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the U.S. fentanyl crisis and come up with legislation to confront the threat.