Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019

Summary

This bill imposes an excise tax on "taxable nicotine" which is any nicotine that has been extracted, concentrated, or synthesized and is treated as a tobacco product. The tax does not apply to nicotine used in a product that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a nicotine replacement therapy.

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Timeline

1. 18 October 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 October 2019

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 October 2019

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 February 2020

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.

   Source: Calendars

7. 21 February 2020

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-400.

   Source: Committee

8. 21 February 2020

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-400.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Reported in House · 21 February 2020 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 18 October 2019 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 21 February 2020

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 21 February 2020

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• Reported to House

  summary · EN · 21 February 2020

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 October 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 October 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 October 2019

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Sponsors

• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• PETER KING · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020