HR 4598
106th Congress
House
Taxation
Agriculture and Food
Cigarettes
Commerce
Customs administration
Drug abuse
Exports
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forfeiture
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Gray market imports
Health
Health warnings
Import restrictions
Imports
Intellectual property
Labeling
Law
Gray Market Cigarettes Abolition Act of 2000
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 7, 2000
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Gray Market Cigarettes Abolition Act of 2000 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to cigarettes manufactured for export, but which nevertheless are sold domestically.
Sets additional restrictions on tobacco products labeled for export.
Requires imported cigarettes to meet specified requirements of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, as well as other specified requirements.
Establishes additional civil penalties for, and requires the forfeiture of, cigarettes sold for domestic consumption without the precise warnings required by the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4598: Gray Market Cigarettes Abolition Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4598/
"H.R. 4598: Gray Market Cigarettes Abolition Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4598/.
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