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H.R. 293 (96th)

Cigarette Health Protection Tax Act of 1979

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Introduced

15 January 1979

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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Summary

Cigarette Health Protection Tax Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to substitute a health protection tax on cigarettes manufactured in or imported into the United States for the present tax. Sets forth graduated tax rates based on the tar and nicotine content of each cigarette. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to determine the tar and nicotine content of each brand of cigarettes manufactured in or imported into the United States, and to certify these findings to the Secretary of the Treasury.

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