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Newly Proposed Bill Would Allow Families of Fentanyl Victims to Sue Chinese Communist Party Leaders

ByAlki David

Mar 2, 2023
Congressman Jim Banks

Conservative Congressman and Senate hopeful Jim Banks is taking the fight against the Chinese Communist Party to a new level with his proposed bill, the “Stop CCP Fentanyl Act.” The Indiana representative’s legislation would allow families of fentanyl victims to sue CCP leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping

Banks argues that China is the largest manufacturer of the precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, which are then shipped to Mexico and synthesized into deadly drugs by cartels. He believes that CCP officials must be held accountable for the harm caused by their country’s role in the fentanyl epidemic.

“American families have suffered enough because of China’s reckless behavior. It’s time we hold the CCP accountable for the harm they have caused,” Banks said in a statement.

Under the proposed legislation, the U.S. government would be authorized to impose sanctions on high-level CCP officials, including freezing their assets and barring them from entering the United States. The bill would also allow victims of fentanyl-related deaths to sue CCP officials for damages in U.S. courts.

Banks is not alone in his concern about China’s role in the fentanyl epidemic. The Trump administration took steps to crack down on fentanyl imports from China, including imposing sanctions on Chinese companies involved in the production and distribution of the drug.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump

However, Banks’ proposed legislation takes a more aggressive approach by directly targeting CCP officials. The bill has already gained support from several Republican lawmakers, including Senators Tom Cotton and Marsha Blackburn.

As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the United States, Banks hopes his bill will provide some measure of justice for the families of fentanyl victims and send a message to China that their actions will not be tolerated.

“We cannot let China continue to profit off the misery of American families. It’s time to take a stand,” Banks said. “The Stop CCP Fentanyl Act is a critical step in holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable for their role in this crisis.”

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.