TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Amendments

Taxation: amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (H.R. 1839), H10458 [5NO]

———ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 1177), S16147, S16202 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities (see S. 1490), S10265 [30JY]

———eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H56 [7JA]

———prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H11359 [17NO]

———replace existing Federal price support and quota programs for flue-cured and burley tobacco with a licensing program designed to assist producers (see H.R. 1566), H2702 [2AP]

———replace existing tobacco program with a federally chartered corporation, compensate quota holders, provide transition assistance for producers and increase competitiveness of domestically produced tobacco (see H.R. 986), H1462 [27FE]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

Children and youth: prevent sale of tobacco products to minors by means of electronic or mail-order sales (see H.R. 3047), H8081 [9SE]

———prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3469), H10977 [6NO]

———require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales (see H.R. 3162), H8904 [24SE]

Federal aid programs: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

Market Access Program: make leaf tobacco eligible (see H.R. 1091), H1640 [5MR]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: tribute to relationship with motorsports and contributions to the sport of stock-car racing (see H. Res. 353), H7839 [3SE]

Taxation: allow refundable credit for amounts paid for products and counseling designed to assist individuals to cease using tobacco products (see H.R. 2876), H7616 [24JY]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 1839), H3451 [29AP] (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

———ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 1177), S7235 [3JN]

———treatment of smoking cessation costs (see H.R. 2383), H5044 [5JN]

Factsheets

Smokeless (``Spit'') Tobacco in the U.S.—An Overview of the Health Risks and Industry Marketing Aimed at Children, E1145-E1147 [5JN]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., Spit Tobacco Products, E1147 [5JN]

Letters

Tobacco Market Transition Act: Henry S. West, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, and George Marks, Burley Stabilization Corp., S10189 [30JY]

———Johnny Bullock and Dean M. Wallace, Council for Burley Tobacco, S10189 [30JY]

———several State farm bureau presidents, S10189 [30JY]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., request to market certain tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), E1145, E1148 [5JN]

———Richard H. Verheij, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1147 [5JN]

Memorandums

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., Request To Market Certain Tobacco Products as Less Harmful Than Cigarettes: A.E. Cameron, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1150 [5JN]

———Barry J. Nova, Sr., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1148-E1150 [5JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: replace existing Federal price support and quota programs for flue-cured and burley tobacco with a licensing program designed to assist producers (H.R. 1566), E652 [2AP]

Market Access Program: make leaf tobacco eligible (H.R. 1091), E380 [6MR]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: tribute to relationship with motorsports and contributions to the sport of stock-car racing (H. Res. 353), E2320 [19NO]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc.: request to market certain tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes, E1145 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities (S. 1490), S10188-S10193, S10267 [30JY], S10987 [2SE]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, S14005 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: Steps to a Healthier U.S. Initiative funding, S11335 [10SE]

Taxation: ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 1177), S7257 [3JN], S7375 [4JN], S16202-S16212 [9DE]

———excise tax on excessive attorney fees for certain legal judgments, settlements, or agreements, S6222, S6225 [14MY], S6424, S6461 [15MY]

WHO: U.S. support of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, S6846 [21MY]

Reports filed

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1177), S10616 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 1177, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, S16208-S16212 [9DE]