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Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1995

Introduced: November 6, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Nov 20, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 6, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 6, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on snuff and chewing tobacco to an amount equivalent to that on small cigarettes.

Establishes in the Treasury the Smokeless Tobacco Education and Prevention Trust Fund. Requires ten percent of the net increase in revenues received by reason of this Act to be transferred to such Fund. Makes the Fund available for programs of public education regarding the risks of smokeless tobacco and other programs to reduce the consumption of smokeless tobacco.

What's happening now November 20, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 27, 1996
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 27, 1996
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 28, 1995
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 6, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2585: Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2585/
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"H.R. 2585: Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2585/.
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H.R. 2585, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2585/.
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