{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-4681","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 4681","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-07-17","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-16","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h129","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act","result":"Passed","yea":410,"nay":13,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll129.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2024-04-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-07-17","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to engage in activities or transactions to contribute to the illicit production and proliferation of captagon. Captagon is a marketing name for amphetamine-type stimulants. The bill requires sanctions on any foreign person the President determines (1) engages in activities or transactions contributing to the illicit production and international trafficking of captagon, or (2) knowingly receives property from those activities. The sanctions include blocking of property; ineligibility for U.S. visas, admission, or parole; and revocation of current visas."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on whether certain Syrian and Hezbollah leaders meet the criteria established in this bill for sanctions imposition."}],"words":123},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to be involved in the illicit production and international trafficking of captagon, and requires a report on whether eight named foreign persons meet the criteria for sanctions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H0A6CC453A4C8432DA1942CE3C65512E2"}]},"core_areas":["Sanctions on illicit captagon production and trafficking","Visa and entry restrictions for sanctioned foreign persons","Presidential determinations and reports to Congress on named foreign persons"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires sanctions on any foreign person the President determines, on or after the date of enactment, engages or attempts to engage in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a significant risk of materially contributing to, the illicit production and international illicit proliferation of captagon.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8"}},{"text":"Requires the President to block property and interests in property of a sanctioned foreign person using authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, if the property is in the United States, comes within the United States, or comes within the possession or control of a United States person.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8"}},{"text":"Makes a sanctioned alien inadmissible and ineligible for a visa or other entry documentation, and makes current visas subject to revocation with immediate effect.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8"}},{"text":"Allows the President to waive sanctions on a foreign person only after submitting a written determination and justification to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8"}},{"text":"Requires the President, within 180 days of enactment, to determine whether each of eight named foreign persons meets the criteria for sanctions and to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H0A6CC453A4C8432DA1942CE3C65512E2"}},{"text":"Defines \"captagon\" as any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of a stimulant in schedule I or II of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act, including amphetamine, methamphetamine, and fenethylline.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H3C56634051D94EFB99C46822A8DEEC25"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh#H460F5B44BCE744A6A0BAD33D6EF4C9A8"},"heading":"Imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking","effect":"Requires blocking of property and visa ineligibility for foreign persons involved in captagon trafficking, and lets the President waive sanctions for nongovernmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance for renewable periods of up to 2 years. Also exempts intelligence activities and certain admissions from sanctions.","amount":null,"quote":"The President may waive, for renewable periods not to exceed 2 years, the application of sanctions with respect to a nongovernmental organization providing humanitarian assistance"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-16","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4681/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-4681.png","v":"07904d53a044","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4681, 118th Congress: Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023. House: 410 Yea, 13 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 16 Apr 2024."}}