A bill to increase the excise tax on cigarettes and to transfer the revenues from such tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional excise tax on cigarettes. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to appropriate revenues from such additional tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

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Timeline

1. 10 September 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 September 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 September 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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