HR 2585
104th Congress
House
Taxation
Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Consumer education
Drug abuse
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational policy
Government trust funds
Health
Health education
Smokeless tobacco
Tax rates
Tobacco industry
Tobacco tax
Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1995
Introduced: November 6, 1995
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
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