3.0.0 3810 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z Senate S S 2006-08-03 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-08-03T22:10:21Z 2006-08-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8821-8827) IntroReferral 2006-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8820-8821) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2006-08-03 True Crime and Law Enforcement Age Business records Cigarettes Commerce Criminal investigation Customs administration Drug abuse Electronic commerce Families Federal preemption Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Identification devices Imports Injunctions Inventories Jurisdiction Law Local laws Postal service Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Sentences (Criminal procedure) Smokeless tobacco Smoking and youth State laws Tariff Taxation Tobacco industry Tobacco tax Undercover operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-02T17:34:57Z Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2006 or the PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to: (1) include smokeless tobacco as a regulated substance; (2) impose shipping and recordkeeping requirements on delivery sellers (sellers using the telephone, mails, or the Internet) of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco; (3) require common carriers of cigarette products to obtain age and identity verification upon delivery of such products; (4) require the Attorney General to compile and publish a list of delivery sellers of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco who have not complied with the registration or other requirements of such Act; (5) increase criminal penalties and impose new civil penalties for violations of such Act; (6) grant jurisdiction to U.S. district courts to restrain violations of such Act and direct the Attorney General to administer and enforce such Act; and (7) treat cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as nonmailable and prohibit such items from being deposited in or carried through the U.S. mails.

Prohibits a tobacco product manufacturer or importer from selling or delivering in states cigarettes not in compliance with model or qualifying state statutes.

Provides funding for undercover criminal investigative operations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Authorizes ATF officers to enter the premises of certain cigarette shippers to inspect records and inventories.

]]> PACT Act Display Title PACT Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced PACT Act Short Titles as Introduced Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3810is/xml/BILLS-109s3810is.xml 2006-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8821-8827) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.