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Tobacco Health Tax and Agricultural Assistance Act of 1994

Introduced: March 17, 1994 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E474-475)
Mar 17, 1994
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco Health Tax and Agricultural Assistance Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Imposes an additional tax on packs of cigarettes containing fewer than 20 cigarettes. Provides an inflation adjustment on such tax rates.

Imposes a civil penalty on any person who sells, relands, or receives tobacco products labeled for export. Restricts the importation of previously exported tobacco products.

Imposes an excise tax on the manufacture or importation of roll-your-own tobacco.

Establishes the Tobacco Conversion and Health Education Trust Fund to: (1) assist farmers in converting from tobacco to other crops; and (2) provide grants to communities and persons adversely affected by the tax increases in this Act. Provides for the transfer to such Fund of amounts received from tobacco tax increases.

What's happening now March 17, 1994

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2