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S. 2517 (116th)

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2019

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Introduced

19 September 2019

Last action

19 September 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5605-5606)

Sponsors

Richard Durbin, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Edward Markey, Richard Blumenthal, John Reed, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Jeff Merkley

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

3 January 2025

Taxation

Summary

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2019 This bill increases the excise tax on cigarettes and equalizes tax rates among all other tobacco products.

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Timeline

  1. 19 September 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5605-5606)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in Senate (text)

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