3.0.0 6791 2021-06-07T20:06:06Z 2021-06-07T20:06:06Z House H HR 2008-08-01 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T13:06:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T13:06:35Z 2008-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 N I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2008-08-01 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2008-09-23 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-09-23 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-09-23 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-09-23 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2008-09-23 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2008-09-24 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2008-09-26 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2008-09-26 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-09-29 False K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2008-10-03 False Health Advisory bodies Cancer Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Licensing and registrations Medical research Sales and excise taxes Health 00 2008-08-01 Introduced in House 2008-09-15T19:43:37Z National Cancer Fund Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the National Cancer Fund for programs to fight cancer, including for expenditures for cancer research, early detection and treatment, and tobacco cessation; (2) increase the excise tax rate on tobacco products and dedicate increased tax revenues to the Fund; and (3) impose permit, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements on manufacturers of processed tobacco.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) revise the membership and duties of the President's Cancer Panel; and (2) require the Panel to study the feasibility of additional funding sources for the National Cancer Fund.

]]> National Cancer Fund Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Cancer Fund Act of 2008 Display Title National Cancer Fund Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase Federal excise taxes on tobacco products and to dedicate the revenues from the increased taxes to the war on cancer. Introduced in House 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6791ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6791ih.xml 2008-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 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.