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 Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis and come up with legislation to confront the threat.
The working group, led by Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), unveiled three pieces of legislation at its final meeting on Dec. 17….