US HB5934 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on November 15 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on November 15 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of "state" for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
Title
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] |
| Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] | Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-15 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2012-11-14 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2012-11-14 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6355) |
| 2012-11-14 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5934. |
| 2012-11-14 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6355-6357) |
| 2012-11-14 | House | Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2012-06-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2012-06-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
American Samoa
Crime and law enforcement
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. territories and protectorates
Crime and law enforcement
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. territories and protectorates
