S 3816
109th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative remedies
Cigarettes
Fines (Penalties)
Law
Postal service
Smokeless tobacco
Taxation
Tobacco
Tobacco tax
United States Postal Service
A bill to prohibit the shipment of tobacco products in the mail, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 3, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8829)
Aug 3, 2006
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Postal Reorganization Act to prohibit shipment in the mails of any tobacco product for purposes of sale. Applies that prohibition to the 48 contiguous states.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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