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Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act

Introduced: September 17, 1997 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 17, 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 17, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2387 Identical bill Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 17, 1997
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 17, 1997
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 17, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1183: Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1183/
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"S. 1183: Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1183/.
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S. 1183, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1183/.
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