US SB3081 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, and large cigars at the same level as cigarettes. Revises the definition of "tobacco products" to include any other product containing tobacco that is intended or expected to be consumed. Makes smokeless tobacco products sold in discrete single-use units subject to an excise tax of $50.33 per thousand.
Title
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3081/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3081/BILLS-112s3081is.pdf |
