A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to discourage interstate bootlegging of cigarettes by increasing the Federal tax on cigarettes and to provide payments to States which do not impose a special tax on cigarettes and to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose certain penalties with respect to such bootlegging.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional excise tax on cigarettes to be paid to States not imposing local cigarette taxes to the extent the taxes collected are attributable to those States. Imposes penalties for bootlegging large amounts of cigarettes and provides for the regulation of interstate cigarette dealers and transporters by the Department of the Treasury.

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Timeline

1. 8 November 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 November 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 November 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 November 1977

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Sponsors

• Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pattison, Edward W. [D-NY-29] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Whalen, Charles W., Jr. [R-OH-3] · R · Cosponsor
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