3.0.0 1706 2023-01-11T13:21:59Z 2023-01-11T13:21:59Z Senate S S 2011-10-13 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-10-13T20:15:09Z STOP Act 112 3186 HR 2011-10-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Identical bill CRS 2011-10-13 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-10-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-10-13 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-10-13 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2011-10-13 True Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Department of the Treasury Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Fraud offenses and financial crimes Indian lands and resources rights Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Manufacturing Retail and wholesale trades Sales and excise taxes Smuggling and trafficking Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2011-10-13 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-09T21:54:50Z Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 or the STOP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of tobacco production machines to persons lawfully engaged in: (1) the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of such machines; (2) the manufacture or packaging of tobacco products or processed tobacco; or (3) the application of unique identification markings onto tobacco products or processed tobacco packages. Defines "tobacco production machine" as a machine used to manufacture or package tobacco products or processed tobacco or to apply unique identification markings or other tax-payment indicia to packages of tobacco products or processed tobacco. Extends record keeping requirements to wholesalers and retailers of tobacco products and processed tobacco.

Requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to affix a unique identification marking to each package of tobacco products or processed tobacco prior to sale or distribution in the United States or prior to export. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design a system of unique identification markings that does not interfere with state, local, or tribal tax stamps and markings.

Requires wholesalers of tobacco products to obtain permits for selling or exporting tobacco products.

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

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to coordinate with other federal agencies and officials to prevent and reduce tobacco tax evasion and contraband trafficking in tobacco products and processed tobacco.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose a civil penalty for the importation of tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes by fraudulent means.

Provides for the enforcement of this Act in Indian tribal areas.

]]> Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 Display Title Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced STOP Act Introduced in Senate 2011-10-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1706is/xml/BILLS-112s1706is.xml 2011-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.