HR 2764 · 105th Congress · Taxation

Public Health and Education Resource (PHAER) Act

Introduced 1997-10-29· Sponsored by Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.(1997-11-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Imposition of Increased Taxes on Tobacco Products Title II: PHAER Trust Fund Title III: Federal Standards with Respect to Tobacco Products Title IV: Sense of the House of Representatives Public Health and Education Research (PHAER) Act - Title I: Imposition of Increased Taxes on Tobacco Products - Increases the excise tax rate on tobacco products. Title II: PHAER Trust Fund - Establishes in the U.S. Treasury the PHAER Trust Fund into which shall be deposited amounts equivalent to the revenue increase in the Treasury attributable to the increased excise taxes of this Act. Requires 75 percent of the amounts in the Fund to be distributed, as specified, for the following State programs: (1) tobacco education, prevention, cessation, and treatment; (2) the Children's Health Insurance Program; (3) the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program, or both; (4) the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study for Cancer prevention; and (5) general health care block grants. Requires the remaining 25 percent to be distributed, as specified, for the following Federal programs: (1) tobac…

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1 Democrat