TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Bills and resolutions

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 338), H222 [22JA]

Dept. of HHS: submit annual reports on assessment and collection of certain tobacco user fees (see H.R. 389), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: make permanent the performance-based compensation system for scientific and technical employees of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (see H.R. 2067), H2838 [21MY]

Government regulations: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 772), S2798 [18AP] (see H.R. 792), H595 [15FE]

Health: expand eligibility and permit additional individuals to enroll in the preexisting condition insurance program to be funded by a temporary increase in the cigarette tax (see H.R. 1578), H2065 [16AP]

Taxation: provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 194), S438 [31JA]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (see S. 826), S3028 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Crime: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes, H965 [5MR]

——— include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H965–H968 [5MR]

FDA: release of report on effects of menthol cigarettes, E1143 [25JY]

York, PA: tribute to Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival, E1174 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit payment of crop insurance premiums for tobacco, S3594, S3595 [20MY], S3805, S3806, S3809, S3816 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund, S6880 [24SE]

Taxation: provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (S. 194), S466 [4FE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: limit tobacco companies ability to challenge anti-tobacco efforts under trade rules, S6433–S6435 [12SE]

Reports filed

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2067) (H. Rept. 113–156), H4522 [16JY]

Texts of

H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act, H965 [5MR]

S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S440 [31JA]