S 1610 · 97th Congress · Taxation

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

Introduced 1981-09-10· Sponsored by Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department.(1981-09-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (4)

4 Republicans