Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025

This bill aims to slow the flow of illegal fentanyl into the United States by targeting Chinese makers of synthetic opioids and the chemicals used to make them. It calls on China to help identify risky chemicals, label and track chemical shipments, use “know-your-customer” checks, and crack down on trafficking through its key agencies .

It strengthens U.S. sanctions tools by allowing the government to consider top officials at certain Chinese agencies as “foreign opioid traffickers,” and it extends a key time period in the law from 5 years to 10 years for identifying such traffickers. When the President uses emergency economic powers to fight international drug trafficking, the bill requires yearly written reviews to Congress on how well those actions are working, weighing costs and benefits, and setting clear criteria for ending the emergency. New rules issued under these powers must explain how they will solve the problem and consider alternatives . The bill does not authorize sanctions on the import of goods themselves.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Chinese synthetic opioid and precursor producers; certain Chinese officials; U.S. executive agencies using emergency powers; U.S. communities facing fentanyl harms .
• What changes: Tougher, more targeted sanctions; possible designation of specific Chinese officials; longer timeline (from 5 to 10 years) tied to identifying traffickers; required annual reviews and cost-benefit checks for emergency actions; no import bans on goods under this act .
• When: Annual reviews are required whenever these emergency powers are used for an ongoing drug-trafficking national emergency.