3.0.0 5689 2022-02-03T05:38:41Z 2022-02-03T05:38:41Z House H HR 2008-04-03 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-05-01T15:56:44Z Referred to 2008-04-14T19:30:16Z Referred to 2008-04-03T14:00:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-04-03T14:00:40Z 2008-05-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-04-14 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2008-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 N A000014 Rep. 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Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-04-03 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-04-03 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2008-04-03 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2008-04-03 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2008-04-03 True M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2008-04-03 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2008-04-03 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-04-03 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-04-03 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-03 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-04-03 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2008-04-03 True M000725 Rep. 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Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2008-04-03 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2008-04-03 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2008-04-03 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2008-04-03 True S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2008-04-03 True S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2008-04-03 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-04-03 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2008-04-03 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-04-03 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2008-04-03 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2008-04-03 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2008-04-03 True S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2008-04-03 True S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-04-03 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2008-04-03 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-04-03 True T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2008-04-03 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2008-04-03 True T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2008-04-03 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2008-04-03 True U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2008-04-03 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-04-03 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2008-04-03 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2008-04-03 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2008-04-03 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-04-03 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-04-03 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2008-04-03 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2008-04-03 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2008-04-03 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2008-04-14 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2008-05-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Cigarettes Commerce Drug abuse Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification devices Indian lands Labeling Labor and Employment Law Licenses Minorities Native Americans Packaging Smokeless tobacco Smuggling Surety and fidelity Taxation Tobacco Tobacco exports Tobacco industry Tobacco tax Whistle blowing Wholesale trade Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-04-03 Introduced in House 2008-04-30T15:39:56Z Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to legibly print a unique serial number on all packages of tobacco products manufactured or imported for sale or distribution. Imposes marking requirements for exports of tobacco products. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require additional secure methods of identification or marking of tobacco products.

Requires the Secretary to prescribe a system of tobacco tax stamps, meter impressions, or other tax-payment indicia for tobacco products. Requires tobacco products sold on Indian reservations to be visibly and prominently labeled as such.

Prohibits the export of tobacco products without the posting of a bond with the Secretary. Extends permit, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to wholesalers of tobacco products.

Establishes new criminal offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco products. Increases the civil penalty for tobacco-related infractions from $1,000 to $10,000.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) extend criminal penalties for contraband cigarettes to tobacco products (i.e., cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco) and define "contraband tobacco product" for purposes of such penalties; (2) establish new unlawful acts relating to tobacco products and machines used to manufacture or package tobacco products; and (3) establish whistleblower protections for employees who provide information about violations relating to contraband tobacco.

]]> Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 Display Title Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5689ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5689ih.xml 2008-05-01 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.