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Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act

Introduced: September 3, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Sep 3, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 3, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, to repeal the provision crediting the increase in excise taxes on certain tobacco products against payments made pursuant to specified tobacco industry settlement legislation.

What's happening now September 3, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 7, 1997
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 1997
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 17, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 1997
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 5, 1997
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 4, 1997
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 3, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 3, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 3, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 3, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2387: Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2387/
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"H.R. 2387: Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2387/.
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H.R. 2387, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2387/.
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