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HR 3027 105th Congress House Taxation Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Business income tax Cigarettes Commerce Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Smokeless tobacco Tax deductions Tax rates Tobacco tax

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax rate on tobacco products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 12, 1997 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Nov 12, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax rate on tobacco products.

What's happening now November 12, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1491 Identical bill A bill to increase the excise tax rate on tobacco products.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 19, 1998
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 13, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 13, 1997
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 13, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 13, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 13, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3027: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax rate on tobacco products, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3027/
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"H.R. 3027: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax rate on tobacco products, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3027/.
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H.R. 3027, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3027/.
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