HR 1839 · 108th Congress · Taxation

Youth Smoking Prevention and State Revenue Enforcement Act

Introduced 2003-04-29· Sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2003-05-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Youth Smoking Prevention and State Revenue Enforcement Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to require each person who engages in an interstate sale or distribution of cigarettes to comply with all the sales and use tax and other laws applicable to cigarette distribution or sale in the State and place in which the cigarettes are delivered. Authorizes a State Attorney General to bring a civil action to obtain any appropriate relief, including money damages, for a violation of such Act. Eliminates the $1,000 criminal penalty limitation. Includes within the definitions of: (1) "cigarette" loose rolling tobacco; (2) "person" Indian tribal organizations or tribal governments; (3) "State" U.S. territories or possessions; and (4) "interstate sale or distribution of cigarettes" sales outside Indian lands where the order was processed.…

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Cosponsors (8)

8 Republicans