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HR 1454 107th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Cigarettes Drug abuse Import restrictions

To prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prohibits the importation of bidi cigarettes (containing tobacco wrapped in temburni or tendu leaf, without a filter) into the United States.
What's happening now April 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 9, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 9, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1454: To prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1454/
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