HR 1676 · 111th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
PACT Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2009-06-01)
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Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 or PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to: (1) include smokeless tobacco as a regulated substance; (2) impose shipping and recordkeeping requirements on delivery sellers (sellers using the telephone, mails, or the Internet) of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco; (3) require common carriers of cigarette products to obtain age and identity verification upon delivery of such products; (4) require the Attorney General to compile and publish a list of delivery sellers of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco who have not complied with the registration or other requirements of such Act; (5) increase criminal penalties and impose new civil penalties for violations of this Act; and (6) grant jurisdiction to U.S. district courts to prevent and restrain violations of this Act and direct the Attorney General to administer and enforce this Act. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) treat cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as nonmailable and prohibit such items from being deposited in or carried through the U.S. mails; and (2) authorize officers of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to enter the premises of certain cigarette shipp…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1676, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009
May 18, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 28, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1676, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009
May 18, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 28, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (3)
1 Democrat2 Republicans